Ruby on Rails

How to Fix Rails Flash Rendering When Using Hotwire

I added Hotwire to a Ruby on Rails application I’ve been working on and discovered some issues when rendering flash...

Hotwire Fix for CORS Error when using Omniauth

I’ve been working on a small side project lately and having some fun trying some new Ruby on Rails features....

RailsConf 2021 and the Future of Conferences

Overcoming the Mimemagic Fiasco

I’m sure if you are a Ruby on Rails developer, you have heard about the fiasco that is Mimemagic. It...

frozen_string_literal: the not so magical comment

I have been working on a project over the past year for a client with a large Ruby on Rails...

11 Ruby on Rails Podcasts Worth Your Time

There is great value in the Ruby on Rails podcasts and screencasts we have available today. Some podcasts have gone...

10 Ruby on Rails Learning Resources for 2020

Even though Ruby on Rails has been around since 2004 as an open source project, I still get asked the...

When You Can't Check a Checkbox using Capybara

In my last post I documented an issue I was having using Capybara on a client’s Ruby on Rails application...

Fixing StaleElementReferenceError When Using Capybara

I’ve been spending an extended period of time lately writing Feature specs for a Ruby on Rails project using Capybara....

Ruby on Rails Testing Resources

When taking the plunge into Ruby on Rails it’s really easy to get carried away with learning all about the...

Ruby on Rails - Supporting SSL for PostgreSQL on Heroku

For anyone who received this notice from Heroku:

Fixing Your Puma-dev SSL Problems on Google Chrome

Ruby on Rails developers have it made in many ways. We rely on and take advantage of great software created...

Introducing Rails Rescues

Today I?m happy to introduce Rails Rescues. Rails Rescues?is?a service representing years of Ruby on Rails experience organized to help...

Speeding up Heroku Deploys

Anyone who deploys their Rails 3.x or 4.x utilizing the asset pipeline and doesn?t precompile those assets yet deploys to...

Errors Installing the pg Gem When Using Heroku Postgres.app

I?ve been using the PostgreSQL Mac OS X app from Mattt Thompson and Heroku for quite some time now. ?If...

Dead Simple Model Diagrams for Your Rails Project

While working on Rails project I often find myself wanting a visual representation of my model classes. ?I usually grab...

Minitest Not Running My Unit Tests

I have started using minitest for Rails 3.x unit testing and since it comes with Ruby 1.9.x by default, it...

Damn You Rails Multiparameter Attributes

Rails Views and Backbone.js with David Heinemeier Hansson

This is a great discussion with DHH about the Basecamp rewrite, not going crazy using Backbone.js, like so many developers...

RailsConf 2012 Wrap Up

Palliative Symptoms Survey Hits the Apple App Store

I have been working diligently on a project for some time now and it’s finally available. ?My company, Still River...

When Pow Eats Up the Clock Cycles

I have been a huge fan of Pow to serve my Rails applications for development on my Mac. ?I wrote...

ASP.Net MVC vs Ruby on Rails Smackdown Results

I’m sure everyone saw this already, right? ?In case you didn’t then it’s worth a look. It amazes me (though...

Mixing Secure and Non-Secure Assets in Your Web Application

The life of the web developer never seems to be easy, always a new problem cropping up.

The Simplicity that is Pow

RailsInstaller is Instant Rails Evolved

Today the great team led by Wayne Sequin (rvm fame) and Luis Lavena (RubyInstaller fame) and initiated by Dr. Nic...

6 Great Ruby on Rails 3 Learning Resources

Ruby on Rails 3 was released just a short time ago and is a fairly big changed to previous versions...

Running Rails 3 on Windows

Well, the long-awaited release of Ruby on Rails 3 is now out and all of the Mac and Linux junkies...

RailsConf 2010

RailsConf 2010 was this past week in Baltimore, MD. I decided to make the trip down from CT since it...

To Rails 3 or Not to Rails 3, That Is The Question

The release of the web framework, Ruby on Rails 3, may lead to some pretty interesting decisions for current Rails...

Acts As Conference 2009 Dates and Venue Announced

Ruby on Rails 2.1 Released at RailsConf

I was supposed to be at RailsConf this year covering the event for InfoQ, but I am not there. Sometimes...

Ruby on Rails and the VM of Your Choice

I think just about everyone in the software development community at least knows what Ruby on Rails is, so I...

My Interview with Huw Collingbourne up on InfoQ

I have been a happy Ruby in Steel user for quite a while now and have built a bit of...

Ruby on Rails and IIS7 Playing Nicely Together

Ruby on Rails has been around for a few years now and has become a hugely popular web development framework,...

ZigVersion and RailsPlayground Subversion Hosting Rock

I have a few Ruby on Rails applications I maintain outside of the commercial work I do. These applications are...

acts_as_conference is now history

It’s Saturday night here in Orlando, FL and I just finished listening to Obie Fernandez give the final keynote of...

Getting ready to head down to Orlando for acts_as_conference

I am leaving for my flight to Orlando tonight to attend the sold out regional Ruby and Rails conference, acts_as_conference....

Heading down to acts_as_conference February 8-9, 2008 in Orlando, FL

I decided to start getting more involved in the Ruby and Ruby on Rails conferences this year and found a...

Freezing your Rails at Softies on Rails

I ran across a really good tutorial over at Softies on Rails called “Freezing Your Rails Application”, which details what...

acts_as_conference looks like the deal of the year

In case anyone has missed the announcement of the upcoming acts_as_conference conference in Orlando, Fl on February 8-9, 2008, act...

Setting up SQLite3 for Ruby on Rails Development

UPDATE: Thanks to an astute reader, it seems to have full SQLite3 support on Windows you need to add the...

Ruby on Rails 2.0.1 Available now

According to a post today on the Ruby on Rails blog, Ruby on Rails 2.0 has been released after almost...

The Rails Way has Come My Way

Rails 2.0: Preview Release Available Now!

The Riding Rails blog had a post over the weekend announcing the first preview release of Rails 2.0.? This is...

FiveRuns? + RM-Install = Rails on Linux

One of the reasons I went with VMWare Workstation 6.0 was their support of Linux distributions. I am a Windows...

Repsonding to Comments About Rails - Scott Bellware [MVP]

There has been some really good discussions going on in the blog world about the Rails vs. .NET debate (MonoRail...

Why not just use Ruby on Rails?

I have been following a couple projects lately who attempt to make .NET look and act more like Ruby on...

Rails in a Windows World

My day job consists of writing both Windows applications or web applications that run on Windows web servers.?? Most of...

Connecticut (CT) Ruby on Rails Meetup Group

I recently discovered the CT Ruby on Rails Meetup Group while searching for?a local Ruby and Ruby on Rails group.?...

Ruby on Rails 1.1 Released

Ruby on Rails 1.1 has been released. This is a much anticipated release that touts many new features and a...

What will be new in Rails 1.1

I found this great overview from Scott Raymond about what is coming in the new Rails 1.1 release.

Rails rant on Joel on Software Forums

I am a frequent reader of Joel on Software. I am also very intent on learning Ruby and Ruby on...

Using RadRails

I have been on a frenzy lately trying to find a good development environment for doing Rails development on Windows...