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What's new in Ruby 3.4

From frozen string literals to default block parameters, the upcoming Ruby release brings some changes. Jump in to learn what's new in Ruby 3.4.

What's new in Rails 8

The latest release of Rails includes a ton of new options and defaults that making shipping applications without a PaaS even easier. Dig in to learn what's new in Rails 8.

Secure custom domains with Caddy

If you want to host custom domains for customers in your SaaS, you'll need to handle both DNS and SSL. Fortunately, Caddy can help with both. Read this article to learn how.

A practical GitHub Actions pipeline example with Rails

Continuous Integration is a vital tool for developing software, and GitHub Actions makes it easy to add to almost any project. Dig into this practical GitHub Actions pipeline example and learn how to setup Continuous Integration for a Ruby on Rails project.

The ultimate guide to Sidekiq scheduled jobs

Unlock the power of background processing in Ruby and Rails with Sidekiq. Learn how to effortlessly create, schedule, and manage background jobs with and without ActiveJob.

How Solid Queue works under the hood

Maybe you've used Solid Queue already, but how well do you understand it? In this article, we'll follow the journey of a Solid Queue job from enqueue to completion.

A practical guide to web scraping with Ruby

Web scraping with Ruby opens up a world of possibilities. Would you like to get a text message when something gets restocked online? Dig into this article, where we'll solve a practical shopping problem in Ruby with web scraping!

Building Ruby on Rails engines

Jump into this article to learn the differences between Rails engines and plugins and even create your very own engine. We'll cover everything you need to know to enhance your Rails applications with modular, reusable components.

Win a ticket to Rocky Mountain Ruby 2024

Rocky Mountain Ruby is back this year, and Honeybadger is a Sapphire sponsor! To celebrate, we're giving away a free conference ticket. Enter to win by 9/20.

How to Use Azure Blob Storage with Ruby on Rails

With ActiveStorage's built-in Microsoft Azure Storage Service, using Azure Blob Storage to manage file uploads in your Ruby on Rails app is easier than you think. Check out this article to learn how.

Parsing CSV files in Ruby

Working with CSV files is something every programmer has to do eventually. Fortunately, Ruby's built-in CSV library puts plenty of tools at our disposal.

API versioning in Ruby on Rails

Got a Rails API that needs some love? Learn how to version your API endpoints so that you can introduce new features while maintaining backward compatibility!

How to build a Rails API with rate limiting

How secure is your API? Learn how to build an API with Ruby on Rails and use rack-attack to keep the bad actors out.

Blue Ridge Ruby is exactly what we need

This year's Blue Ridge Ruby conference in Asheville, North Carolina, was not only a wonderful experience but also highlighted the opportunity (and what's at stake) in the Ruby community.

Adding views to an API-only Rails app

What if you started with a Rails API-only application and now find yourself needing a front-end? In this article we explore how to add a vanilla Rails front-end to your API-only application.

Running Solid Queue in production Rails apps

Say goodbye to the complexities and costs of managing external services like Redis, and hello to Solid Queue. In this article, we'll explore using Solid Queue to process background jobs, from integration to deployment, and even monitoring!

Shipping Rails logs with Kamal and Vector

You've deployed your Rails app with Kamal, but now what? How do you know what's happening under the hood? You can tail your logs on the server (otherwise known as hard mode), but there's a better way: ship them off-site with Vector!

Account-based subdomains in Rails

Account-based subdomains are a powerful feature that can give your app extra security by isolating user data while giving your users the ability to customize their experience. In this article, you'll learn what account-based subdomains are, why they matter, and how to implement them in a Rails application.

Let's build a Hanami app

Hanami is a fresh take on building full-stack Ruby apps. With its focus on abstractions, minimal defaults, and speed, it could be the framework to take on Rails' dominance of the Ruby landscape. In this tutorial, we build a simple app using Hanami and, along the way, learn the framework and how it works.

How to deploy a Rails app to Render

Learn how to deploy your Ruby on Rails application to Render.com so that you can focus on code instead of infrastructure.
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