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Turbo Frame Targets

#480 Oct 27, 2024 pro

In this episode, we look at using Turbo Frame Tags to target certain elements in interesting ways. In each example, we'll take unobtrusive approaches without needing any javascript.

rails turbo view

Dark Mode

#471 Aug 25, 2024 pro

In this episode, we look adding dark mode to our applications. This can be important for users who use dark mode and then come across your web application. The sudden change in brightness can be jarring or uncomfortable.

rails view

Flash Messages

#465 Jul 14, 2024 pro

Flash messages are used to provide feedback to users when certain actions occur, such as creating or updating a record. In this episode, we'll look at various issues with flash messages and workarounds to common problems.

rails view turbo

Hotwire Combobox

#459 Jun 2, 2024 free

In this episode, we tackle the issue of slow-loading dropdowns with a high volume of options by implementing an asynchronous select using the Hotwire Combobox library.

rails view form hotwire

Custom Fonts

#456 May 12, 2024 pro

There are a few different approaches to adding custom fonts into Rails applications regardless if you're using esbuild, bun or importmaps. Spoiler, it's much easier today than in years past.

rails view fonts

Previous/Next Record

#449 Mar 31, 2024 pro

In this episode, we'll explore the process of creating Previous and Next links for a record, but then refactor it to be more maintainable.

rails model view

Time Zones

#419 Sep 10, 2023 pro

Working with time zones can be difficult and lead to the inaccurate display of data. In this episode, we explore how to display dates & times and query records based on a user's time zone.

rails time zones view

Fancy Emails with MJML

#411 Jul 23, 2023 pro

Managing email styling and formats can be a large task so having a templating framework in place to help manage these will not only help them be consistent, but also easier to maintain as time goes on. In this episode, we'll look at implementing MJML as well as solving some common problems.

rails mail view

Page Not Found

#404 Jun 4, 2023 free

In this episode, we take a few different approaches in how we display error pages in our Rails application. We'll also look at a few potential problems with each approach that we need to be aware of.

rails error view

View Transitions API

#397 Apr 16, 2023 pro

The View Transition API makes it easy to change the DOM in a single step, while creating an animated transition between the two states. Currently, it's available in Chrome 111 and Microsoft Edge. In this episode, we'll create a stimulus controller to interact with this new UX.

rails stimulusjs view

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