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It's that time again. My annual coding setup for 2022 is here. In previous years I've outlined a similar set of tools, software, and extensions since I get asked about t...

Migrating database changes is relatively straightforward using Ruby on Rails. You may have gotten ahead in the local development environment and need to modify something...

I have fat fingers when it comes to programming some days. I’ll often make a typo when generating a new model or a controller and fudge up a process that creates a bunch...

If you have followed me for some time you might remember a series I did on Ruby on Rails titled “Let’s Build”. These guides were a “learn in public” exercise I tasked ...

Greetings friends,

I've been hard at work behind the scenes to update the course called Hello Rails.

I launched the course right about wh...

Adding basic search functionality to a Ruby on Rails app is not the toughest task in the book but when you think about it before hotwire.dev was a...

Modern versions of Ruby on Rails ship with a very useful application credentials layer that allows you to store private keys and other information in a fully encrypted m...

Ruby on Rails ships with no user authentication layer. The core maintainers of the framework made this decision as it could vary per app how you might want to handle suc...

When Rails 7 made its first appearance in December of 2021 a new default component was introduced called Turbo. If you have any history wi...

Upgrading a Ruby on Rails application can be a downright chore. There are many steps to consider and that varies depending on your version of Rails. It's often advised t...

Ruby on Rail's ships with a module known as Enum which has a parent class of ActiveRecord. This handy...

Accepting payments has become easier than ever. Stripe is a platform that enables so many entrepreneurs to branch out and make their way to building products, tools, and...