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From Webpacker to esbuild

#319 Oct 17, 2021 pro

With Rails 7 coming out soon, it's a good time to look at what it could take to upgrade our existing applications to esbuild. In this episode, we start with a Rails 6 application and begin the upgrade process by removing Webpacker and switching over to esbuild.

7.0 esbuild javascript rails upgrade webpacker

Modern Chat Feature

#318 Oct 10, 2021 pro

In this episode, we create a chat application using Rails 7, esbuild (JS Bundling), CSS Bundling, Hotwire, and Action Text. We also dive into some issues around CSS Bundling and Action Text.

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Error Tracking from Scratch

#317 Oct 3, 2021 free

In this episode, we look at creating a middleware to track errors to publish to another error "from scratch" error monitoring application.

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Reset Password from Scratch

#316 Sep 26, 2021 pro

Continuing from Episode 300, we look at creating a password reset feature. We explore some of the security concerns around this feature and some mitigating options.

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Securing Downloads with Global ID

#315 Sep 19, 2021 pro

With custom controllers and Global ID, we can lock down Active Storage files to provide a link which expires after a duration of time. At the beginning of the video, I tour the new Rails 7 template and configuration that will be used for episodes going forward.

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Logging in Rails

#314 Sep 12, 2021 pro

Logging is an important part of understanding the behavior of your applications. Your logs contain essential records of application operations including database queries, server requests, and errors.

production rails logging

esbuild for Rails

#313 Sep 5, 2021 free

Use esbuild to bundle your JavaScript, then deliver it via the asset pipeline in Rails. This gem provides an installer to get you going with esbuild in a new Rails application.

7.0 javascript rails assets

Importmaps in Rails 7

#312 Sep 5, 2021 free

Import maps let you import JavaScript modules using logical names that map to versioned/digested files – directly from the browser. This will be a default in the upcoming Rails 7.

javascript rails 7.0 assets

Drag and Drop with Hotwire

#311 Aug 29, 2021 pro

Acts as List provides the capabilities for sorting and reordering a number of objects in a list. In combination with SortableJS and Hotwire (Stimulus), we can create a positionable list with ease.

hotwire javascript rails stimulusjs

Adding Custom Buttons to Action Text

#310 Aug 22, 2021 pro

In this episode, we extend Action Text with an additional button to change the text colors of the WYSIWYG editor.

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