Articles about Rails, the framework
A step-by-step tutorial about how to create a custom Bootstrap v5 theme for Rails 0. Prerequisite You will need both Rails and Bootstrap for this tutorial. I already wrote a tutorial about this, so just follow the steps, or checkout the corresponding GitHub repository in order to start this new tutorial. 1. SCSS is standard for Rails and Bootstrap …
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Webpacker and Sprockets both try to manage the frontend assets of Ruby-on-Rails applications. They are both integrated inside default Rails applications. But they’re doing the same job actually, so after 4 years of using both, it’s time to choose. 0. The ancient times : before Sprockets I wasn’t in the Ruby-on-Rails industry at that time, …
Rails bullet gem is here to solve the N+1 query problem. Let’s create this problem first, and then solve it thanks to the Rails bullet gem. Prequisites Tool I will use in this tutorial : Fresh Rails app – no bullet gem yet Then let’s go at the root of your usual workspace, and start …
‘rails new’ is a well-known command to create fresh new Rails application. There is now a –minimal flag that allow the developer to build the most simple possible Rails app. Let’s see how to take profit from this simplification. How to create a new Rails app Let’s see the default way to create a new …
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I have always used ActiveSupport, but I wasn’t aware of it. Until I meet a tweet from Sebastien, who will launch a course about ActiveSupport soon. So I decided to interview him about this Rails ‘magic feature’. About Sebastien, has written a course about ActiveSupport, which is available here. Below is an interview of Sebastien. What …
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I have never worked *without* jquery. I have never followed the ‘no-jquery’ hype. But let’s face it, even the giants are removing jQuery from their stack. Rails 6 now works without jQuery. Bootstrap 5 now works without jQuery. So as a developer, when I see this kind of trend, I wonder if it’s not time …
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Bootstrap 5 is highly customisable and delightful when you need to deliver a consistent design as fast as possible. Let’s see how to use it with the last Rails version. December 2021 update : Rails 7 and Bootstrap 5 There is a new article about Rails 7 and Bootstrap 5 : https://www.bootrails.com/blog/rails-7-bootstrap-5-tutorial/ The article below is …