Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Architecture in Rails
Rails really takes the idea of separating an application's data, user interface, and control logic to a whole new level. In this article we'll see how.
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How to Build a React App that Works with a Rails 5.1 API
In this hands-on tutorial, Hrishi Mittal shows how to build an idea board React app that works with a Rails 5.1 API.
Building APIs with Ruby on Rails and GraphQL
Léonard demonstrates the possibilities offered by GraphQL and Rails by implementing a simple movies database API.
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.
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.
PHP vs Ruby – Let’s All Just Get Along
Phil Sturgeon talks about his experience in Ruby-land after having been in PHP for ages. What does he like? What does he dislike? Find out in PHP vs Ruby!
Fire up Your E-Commerce Site with Solidus
Kingsley Silas walks through installing Solidus, the newly created, open source gem to replace Spree. Get started with the future of Rails e-commerce.
Active Model Serializers, Rails, and JSON! OH MY!
Hendra Uzia writes this great article on using Active Model Serializers to make your JSON great. If you use Rails to make an API, this is for you.
Straightforward Rails Authorization with Pundit
Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski writes a second post about Rails authorization, this one about Pundit. Pundit is a gem that uses plain Ruby classes to make auth easy.
Effectively Handle iOS Payments in Rails
Vasu K walks you, the Rails developer, through accepting iOS payments within your Rails application. Offer in-app purchases easily with this tutorial.
Speed up with Materialized Views on PostgreSQL and Rails
Vinoth Kumar shows you how to speed up your expensive SQL queries using materialized views with PostgreSQL and Rails.
Super Easy Activity Feeds with Stream
Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski shows you how to add activity feeds to your Rails app. Show likes, shares, pins, etc. to engage users and create interest.
How to Save Multiple Checkbox Values to a Database in Rails
James Hibbard demonstrates the advantages of persisting multiple checkbox data to a database in Rails by means of a has_and_belongs_to_many_association.
Optimizing Ruby Logging for Faster Debugging and Problem-Solving
SitePoint's Glenn Goodrich explains how to incorporate Loggly into your Rails logging and make debugging and problem-solving simple.
Leaderboards on Rails
Glenn Goodrich offers this post on how to make a versatile leaderboard web application with Rails and the leaderboard gem.
Sailing the Parallel Seas with Codeship
Glenn Goodrich takes us on a voyage aboard the vessel Codeship, exploring the high seas of continuous integration with the new ParallelCI tool
On Our Radar This Week: Videos and Version Control
On this week's On Our Radar, James Hibbard looks at accessible videos, Styleguide Driven Development and programming Arduino with Ruby.
What is config.threadsafe!
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Rails 4 with Andy Hawthorne and Glenn Goodrich – The Transcript
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What Happened When We Talked Rails with the Experts – with transcript
Talk with the Experts today saw us talking Rails with SitePoint Group developer Mal Curtis. A tonne of resources came out of the session.
Rails Deep Dive: Loccasions, Authentication
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RubySource: Putting Ruby, Rails, C#, and ASP.NET in context
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Rails Deep Dive: Loccasions, Home Page
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RubySource: Just Do It: Learn Sinatra, Part Two
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Rails Deep Dive: Application Setup, Loccasions
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Loccasions: Installing Rails Part 2
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Rails Intro, Deep Dive: Installing Rails, Part One
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SitePoint Podcast #109: Shopify with Cody Fauser
Louis Simoneau chats with Cody Fauser, CTO of Shopify. Learn the origins of Shopify, role of SaaS in e-commerce, and Ruby on Rails. See the transcript here!
Using CoffeeScript in Rails
In this tutorial, Darcy Laycock will show us how to add CoffeeScript to a Rails application. In this case, we’ll continue building on our “shorty” url shortener from my Building Your First Rails Application series—to add some basic JavaScript using CoffeeScript and Barista, a gem to add seamless CoffeeScript support to Rails applications.
Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Ugly Code
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