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Cells: A Deeper Look into Dependency Injection and Testing

Nick Sutterer, author of the Trailblazer framework, writes a deeper post on using the Cells gem to improve the Rails view layer.

An in-Depth Look at Basic Rails Routing

Kingsley Silas dives deep into the basics of routing in Rails. Understand how URLs are mapped and some of the more obscure ways to set routes in Rails

Easily Provide Excel Reports with Rails and jXLS

Devdatta Kane writes this straightforward tutorial on using jXLS and Rails to provide Excel reporting to your users. 

Use React Today in Ruby by Heading to Cuba

David Bush shows you how to use React in Ruby by bringing it into a Cuba web project. David is the author of the cuba_react gem.

Comparing Rails: Exploring WebSockets in Phoenix

Benjamin Tan Wei Hao implements a heat map using Elixir and Phoenix in order to demonstrate how Phoenix compares to Rails 5.

An Introduction to Using JWT Authentication in Rails

Devdatta Kane defines JSON Web Tokens and shows how to use JWT authentication in Rails with Devise.

Geocoder: Display Maps and Find Places in Rails

Ilya Bordrov-Krukowski pens this tutorial on using the Geocoder gem with Rails. Learn how to find addresses, use maps, and locate coordinates in your app.

Exorcise Your Newbie Demons by Contributing to Exercism

Katrina Owen, creator of exercism.io, shows you how to contribute to the code lessons on exercism to grow both the site and your own skills.

Speed Things up by Learning about Caching in Rails

Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski shows you how to speed up your app performance by demonstrating all the ways to cache in Rails.

Introduction to Cells: A Better View Layer for Rails

Nick Sutterer, the author of Cells and Trailblazer, introduces Cells and how it makes Rails views better. Much better.

Rails File Uploading You Can Believe in with Shrine

Kingsley Silas writes this Ruby on Rails tutorial about file uploads with Shrine. Shrine is an excellent file uploading toolkit for Ruby.

Generate Excel Spreadsheets with Rails and the Axlsx Gem

Ilya Bordrov-Krukowski shows you how to generate Excel files with Rails. Learn how to add style, formulas, and more in this useful tutorial.

Ruby Interview Questions: Problem Walkthroughs

We've talked a bit about interviewing with Ruby and the basic tools of the game. In this article, we will consider some full problem walkthroughs.

Ruby Interview Questions: LRU Cache and Binary Trees

Dhaivat Pandya covers two more Ruby interview topics: LRU Cache and Binary Trees. If you're interviewing any time soon, read this to get two more topics.

Zip It! Zip It Good with Rails and Rubyzip

Ilya Bordrov-Krukowski shows you how to accept and process a zip archive, as well as send one to your users.

Ruby Interview Questions: Linked Lists and Hash Tables

Dhaivat Pandya covers linked lists and hash tables from the Ruby interviewee's point of view. Get ready for Ruby interviews with this post.

Otto Makes Development and Deployment a Breeze

Vinoth walks through deploying a Rails application with Otto, a tool from Hashicorp that helps manage development and deployment environments.

Quickly Create a Telegram Bot in Ruby

Ardian Haxa walks you through creating a bot for the Telegram Bot API. Telegram is a popular online messaging platform.

What’s in a Name? Anti-Patterns to a Hard Problem

Onwards to Rails 5: Additions, Changes, and Deprecations

Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski goes through some of the "other" things changing in Rails 5. New classes, configuration options, and deprecations all make this list.

Improve Your Ruby with the Adapter Design Pattern

Robert Qualls looks at the Adapter Design pattern in various popular Ruby gems, following it up with an example implementation.

Improve the Smell of Your Code with Microrefactorings

A Quick Study of the Rails Directory Structure

Easily Allow File Uploads with Rails and Refile

Kinsley Silas quickly runs through how to enable file uploads in your Rails app with Refile.

Put Your Finger on Triggers in Rails with HairTrigger

Hendra Uzia talks about using database triggers in Rails, the pros and cons, and how to use the HairTrigger gem to implement them.

Tailor Doorkeeper with Refresh Tokens, Views, and Strategies

Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski gets a bit more advanced with Doorkeeper, securing the OAuth clients, creating a custom strategy, and customizing the views.

The How and Why of Property-Based Testing in Ruby

Benjamin Tan Wei Hao shows you are different kind of testing called "property-based testing". Generate 100s or 1000s or iterations for your tests.

Quick Tip: Add ReCAPTCHA to Your Rails Application

Kingsley Silas runs throw a quick tutorial on adding Google ReCAPTCHA to your Rails application. He includes Devise integration as well. Very useful.

Getting Started with Doorkeeper and OAuth 2.0

Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski continues the journey through Rails authentication and authorization options with this tutorial on how to get started with Doorkeeper.

Action Cable and WebSockets: An in-Depth Tutorial