Building an app: from concept to deployment using headless Rails-API and React with Next.JS — Part 2

Ruby, Rails, Web dev articles

This is a revision of a blog post I released at the end of 2020. It has been brought up to date with the newest version of ruby 3.2.0 and rails 7. I've also ...

I'm a software developer who creates weekly tutorials for a myriad of programming-related topics. While going for my undergraduate degree in Computer Science, I set out to learn as much as I could outside of school in an attempt to complement the book smarts with my own street smarts. Along the way I realized that there's a serious shortage of good, up to date tutorials for Ruby on Rails. I'm looking into expanding into other areas besides Rails where I feel I could contribute. Currently focused on Rails, but will be gradually transitioning to additional software development related content. Business: dehartdean@gmail.com

nil?, empty?, blank? in Ruby on Rails - what’s the difference actually? There are plenty of options available. Let’s evaluate their usefulness and potential problems that they bring to the table.

The guide describes all the steps required to safely migrate your Heroku PostgreSQL database to AWS RDS. Zero prior AWS experience is required to complete the guide. All the steps are described in a detailed way together with code snippets and AWS console screenshots. The guide is written in a programming language-agnostic way, so it applies to all the backend technologies hosted on Heroku.

UUID also known as GUID is an alternative primary key type for SQL databases. It offers some non-obvious advantages compared to standard integer-based keys. Rails 6 release fresh out of beta introduces a new feature in ActiveRecord that makes working with UUID primary keys more straightforward. In this tutorial, we will dive deep into UUIDs with all their cons and pros.

Newly updated for Rails 7, the Ruby on Rails Tutorial book and screencast series teach you how to develop and deploy real, industrial-strength web applications with Ruby on Rails, the open-source web framework that powers top websites such as GitHub, Hulu, Shopify, and Airbnb. The Ruby on Rails Tutorial book is available for purchase as an ebook (PDF, EPUB, and MOBI formats). The companion screencast series includes 14 individual lessons, one for each chapter of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial book.

Screencast tutorials to help you learn Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Ubuntu, and more.

OSS Rails apps

Getting Started with RailsThis guide covers getting up and running with Ruby on Rails.After reading this guide, you will know: How to install Rails, create a new Rails application, and connect your application to a database. The general layout of a Rails application. The basic principles of MVC (Model, View, Controller) and RESTful design. How to quickly generate the starting pieces of a Rails application.

Weekly Newsletter with what's new in Ruby world. Click to read Short Ruby Newsletter, by Lucian Ghinda, a Substack publication with thousands of readers.

When I sat down to write this blog post, it was going to be titled “Tips and tricks to find your first junior (ruby on rails) developer role”

Beating Toptal's coding challenge is similar to passing a coding challenge at a FANG interview, from what I've researched. If you are a total coding challenge sausage like me, you will probably face about 3 stages that have their weight on different aspects of the whole process of preparation: (I'll