Any escalation of the Trump administration's illegal war, including sending U.S. troops into Iran, is an unacceptable risk to the lives of both service members and civilians.

Not a new #Rails feature, just something I recently learned about, the `create_with` syntax for ActiveRecord::QueryMethods. Comes in handy for cleaning up simple find_or_create_by calls within a #RabbitMQ worker. I wrote a simple explanation on its usage below joshfrankel.me/blog/find-or...

Today, I learned that ActiveModel::Api is the minimal implementation for an object to act like a model. joshfrankel.me/blog/use-act... #ruby #rubyOnRails

I’m always reading configuration options to improve my workflow. I spend so much time working with these tools that keeping them aesthetic is a priority. This article details my current setup with #Zsh, #Antidote, #OhMyZsh, Powerlevel10k, and #Mise. joshfrankel.me/blog/a-perfe...

Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

Today, I learned that #Rails 8 introduced a new ActionController::Parameters method called expect. This allows for cleaner and safer parameter permitting, which is a nice quality-of-life feature to add. Check out my write-up below joshfrankel.me/blog/expecti... #til

Quick post on using #postgresql functions within a #ruby on #rails migration. joshfrankel.me/blog/using-d... #til

Today, I learned about the `after` function in #nextjs as a simple background job processor. Lighter and simpler than using #Redis or #Database backed queueing, it is ensured to execute even when an error is encountered. joshfrankel.me/blog/simple-...

I've been working on a project with #Next.js and #prisma. I miss the niceties provided by ActiveRecord along with PostgreSQL's best practices, so I wrote a blog post detailing how to customize tables, columns, and associations in Prisma. joshfrankel.me/blog/custom-... #JavaScript, #Nextjs, #Prisma

ViewComponents reduce bloat, simplify data, and create reusable frontend styling. Despite these benefits, they're often under-utilized in the Rails community. I've written a blog post refactoring a real-world example into isolated ViewComponents. joshfrankel.me/blog/viewcom... #ruby #rubyonrails

I'm a big fan of Linux, but most companies standardize around Mac. I wrote an article about my setup to help ease the transition from Linux to Mac joshfrankel.me/blog/setting...

If you haven't already, call your representatives. It only takes 5 minutes: 5calls.org

I wrote a blog post on my philosophy for a well-factored data migration. Traditional migrations don't need testing; data migrations can and SHOULD be tested. joshfrankel.me/blog/well-fa... #ruby #sql #rubyonrails