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How I Think About Building Rails Apps in 2026

I recently overhauled my Rails starter template. Not because anything was broken — the foundation was fine. But the landscape shifted, and some assumptions I'd been making needed revisiting. This is how I think about it now. Opinions, not rules. What...

Jan 296 min read

AMAdrian Marinblog.adrianthedev.com

One of the first medium-sized Hotwire apps

Remember the pandemic when we were all stuck at home? That's when I built the first version of Avo. It started as a challenge to see if I could do it. A Vue.js frontend with a Rails API backend. Nothing fancy, just me experimenting during lockdown. T...

Jun 24, 20251 min read

ANAhmed Nadarahmednadar.hashnode.dev

Turbo streams broadcasting in Rails, update methods

Rails’ turbo streams broadcasts let you update your UI in real time using a range of handy methods. In this series, I’ll break down these methods in pairs—highlighting their similarities and key differences that can significantly impact data consiste...

Feb 18, 20254 min read

LVLeon Vogtleonvogt.com

Camera Access With Hotwire Native

In this blog post we will look at how to access the camera and show a camera feed in Hotwire Native. Before we start, if you are only interested in capturing a photo or selecting a photo from the gallery, good news: It's already built-in into Hotwire...

Feb 11, 202511 min read

LVLeon Vogtleonvogt.com

Hotwire Native - Switch Environments

One thing I have wanted for a while in my Hotwire Native apps is the ability to switch environments (stage, production, etc.) without having to rebuild the appThis can be useful for things like: Testing different environments without having to rebui...

Jan 20, 20257 min read

JPJulián Pinzón Eslavadev.julianpinzon.com

Year in Review - 2024

Inspired by Tim Riley’s year in review, I wanted to reflect a bit on what I did this year. It’s not going to be as impressive as his but I’m hoping it’ll serve as a way to push me forward into 2025. Work - CashApp I started 2024 working my third year...

Dec 29, 20244 min read

SWSteven Wanderskiblog.stevenwanderski.com

Project DoList: Drop-Down Actions

In this article we will add the drop-down menus for tasks and projects that contain the "Edit" and "Delete" controls. We'll be utilizing AlpineJS to handle the visibility of each menu. Task Drop-Down Menu Let's start by changing the markup for each t...

Aug 2, 20244 min read

SWSteven Wanderskiblog.stevenwanderski.com

Project DoList: Sortable Tasks and Projects

In this article we will add the ability to sort Tasks and Projects. We will need to do the following: Install a frontend sorting library Install a backend sorting library Save the new record order on sort Install Frontend Sorting For the fronten...

Jul 27, 20244 min read

SWSteven Wanderskiblog.stevenwanderski.com

Project DoList: Tasks

In this article we will add the ability to manage tasks per project and then mark them as completed. Create the Task Model Run the following command to generate the Task model and DB migration: bin/rails g model Task user_id:integer project_id:intege...

Jul 25, 20248 min read

HMHrishi Mittalhrishimittal.hashnode.dev

How to build an image gallery in Rails with Stimulus

Click here to watch a video version of this tutorial. This lesson is from Full Stack Rails Mastery In this lesson, we’ll create an interactive image gallery for the product page using Stimulus. Here we have all the thumbnails of the product’s image...

Jul 25, 20245 min read

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How I Think About Building Rails Apps in 2026

One of the first medium-sized Hotwire apps