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Search and Autocomplete in Rails Apps

Ilya shows how to set up search and autocomplete features in a Rails application, including additional pg_search options, matched usernames and geolocation.

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Take Opportunities to Beat Imposter Syndrome

For the last 6+ years, I've been managing the SitePoint Ruby channel. I was given the job by desperate, over-tasked folks trying to save a fledgling Ruby resource. I swallowed my...

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Léonard Hetsch, May 22

Building APIs with Ruby on Rails and GraphQL

Léonard demonstrates the possibilities offered by GraphQL and Rails by implementing a simple movies database API.

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David Bush, May 04

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Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski, Apr 24

Search and Autocomplete in Rails Apps

Ilya shows how to set up search and autocomplete features in a Rails application, including additional pg_search options, matched usernames and geolocation.

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Glenn Goodrich, Jan 30

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Vinoth, Jan 16

Handle Password and Email Changes in Your Rails API

Vinoth completes this two-part series on authenticating your Rails API using JWT by handling reset password and email endpoints.

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Parth Modi, Jan 09

Do the Right Thing and Document Your Rails API with Swagger

Parth Modi generates executable docs for his Rails API using swagger-docs and swagger-ui.

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Fred Heath, Jan 02

Master Many-to-Many Associations with ActiveRecord

Fred Heath discusses the many different many-to-many associations and how to handle each with ActiveRecord.

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Jesse Novotny, Dec 19

Setting Up an Angular SPA on Rails with Devise and Bootstrap

Jesse Novotny provides a walkthrough for setting up an Angular single page app on Rails with Devise and Bootstrap.

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David Bush, Dec 19

Lexers, Parsers, and ASTs, OH MY!: How Ruby Executes

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Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski, Dec 12

Common Rails Security Pitfalls and Their Solutions

Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski walks through 10 common security issues when using Rails and how to avoid and manage each one.

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Ruby, Rails, and Imposter Syndrome, with Glenn Goodrich

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Glenn Goodrich, Dec 05

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Parth Modi, Dec 01

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Glenn Goodrich, Nov 23

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David Bush, Nov 14

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Viktoria Kotsurenko, Nov 10

7 Design Patterns to Refactor MVC Components in Rails

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Beyond Rails Abstractions: A Dive into Database Internals

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Start Your SEO Right with Sitemaps on Rails

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Beyond Rails Abstractions: A Dive into Database Internals

Search and Autocomplete in Rails Apps

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