Articles of interest for Ruby on Rails
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Managing Servers with Ansible
A look into the Drifting Ruby network architecture and how I manage deployments with Ansible.
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Searchkick and Elasticsearch
Add full text searching using Searchkick and Elasticsearch. Here I will show the steps involved in adding this search to an existing application and a sample of autocomplete functionality.
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Random Ruby Tips and Tricks
A collection of different Ruby tips and tricks. Hope you find some of them useful!
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Client Side Encryption
Add an extra level of security to your application with client side encryption. Even over an SSL connection, there are attacks which could expose your users' sensitive information. Using JSEncrypt, learn how to encrypt on the client side and decrypt on the server side.
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Security and Static Code Analyzers
Whether you're preparing for a third-party security scan or already doing peer code reviews, you should always run brakeman scanner on your application to identify potential security vulnerabilities.
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Periodic Tasks with sidekiq-cron
Using a third-party add-on, sidekiq-cron, we can create periodic tasks to extend the functionality of sidekiq.
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Sidekiq on Production
Sidekiq is a Ruby Background Processor that manages its queue with a Redis service. Learn to deploy Sidekiq to your production environment.
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Sidekiq Basics
Sidekiq is a Ruby Background Processor that manages its queue with a Redis service. Learn the basics of Sidekiq and integrating it with ActiveJob.
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Mail Previews and Templates
Using ActionMailer::Preview preview email samples without sending them. Using Zurb's Foundation for Emails, learn how to use email templates with the Ink framework.
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Getting Started - Ruby on Rails - Architectural Overview
For beginners, learn the basic structure of a Ruby on Rails application and the request lifecycle. Learn how different components of a Rails application interact with each other.
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Redis Basics
Redis within a Ruby on Rails application has many benefits. Learn to interact with Redis Server and set it up for caching within your application.
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Charts and Graphs
Learn how to use one of three charting libraries, Chart.js, Highcharts, or Google Charts, using the Chartkick gem to create simple and unobtrusive charts in your application.
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Getting Started - Ruby on Rails - Development Environment
Here is a simple workflow of setting up a new development environment. From Homebrew, ZSH, Atom, and RVM, learn how to easily get your macOS environment up and running.
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Database Index Optimization and Migration Maintenance
Adding indexes to your databases can increase the SQL search performance on your tables. As your application grows, migration files can become out of hand, use squasher to squish them down to a single file.
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Rails API - Throttling with Rack::Attack
Save expensive calculation time using Rack::Attack, we will learn how to limit requests coming into our application. This gem not only limits requests, but can be used to blacklist or whitelist users as well.
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Rails API - Authentication with JWT
Using the knock gem, we will add JWT Authentication to our Rails API Application.
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Rails API - Active Model Serializer
Using ActiveModel::Serializer, learn how to create the JSON responses for your Rails API application. ASM is a great object oriented approach to building a JSON API.
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Rails API Basics
A brief introduction on Rails API. Learn how to create an API application and setup the routes. This episode is paving the way for more in depth looks into Rails API.
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Version Control with Git Flow
Using Git Flow, learn how to work with branches and organize your changes. Once you have completed features, learn how to merge them back into a develop branch and prepare for a release to your master branch.
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Authorization with Pundit
Prevent unauthorized access to your application with Pundit; an authorization library for Ruby on Rails which restricts what resources a given user is allowed to access.
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Two Factor Authentication
Add multi factor authentication to your existing authentication solution. This gives your users the option to increase the level of security to their account and help prevent unauthorized access.
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Authentication Crash Course with Devise
Devise is a flexible authentication solution for Rails based on Warden. Learn how to add a stable authentication solution like Devise to your application.
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Capturing Signatures with Signature Pad
Using the Javascript Library, Signature Pad, learn how to capture user signatures and store them within your Ruby on Rails application.
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Antivirus Uploads with Clamby
Using ClamAV, scan files uploaded to your application for viruses. In the event of a virus learn how to gracefully handle the infected file and notify the user.
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FullCalendar Events and Scheduling
Learn how to incorporate FullCalendar into your Ruby on Rails application with listing and creating events. Using unobtrusive javascript, we can create a fast interactive calendar.
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