Just wrote up how I set up SQLite backups for a Rails app using Litestream and Cloudflare R2 Litestream streams your database changes to S3-compatible storage in near real-time, and the litestream-ruby gem handles the Puma integration nicely dcyoung.dev/shorts/setti... #rubyonrails #webdevelopment

Reading Roundup is live. Prototyping in code, Rails view performance, custom elements, vanilla CSS, and building elegant Ruby API clients. Quick reads worth your time. Full issue here: dcyoungdev.substack.com/p/reading-ro... #RubyOnRails #WebDevelopment #SoftwareDesign

API token code got you spooked? All that SHA256 hashing and secret key management scattered everywhere? I found a cleaner way using `has_secure_password`, `authenticate_by` and `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` in Rails. Full writeup: dcyoung.dev/shorts/api-t...

You might get less performance from using `.excluding` than `.where.not` and here's why. dcyoung.dev/shorts/how-e... #RubyOnRails #WebDevelopment

Upped my geek level thanks to @andycroll.bsky.social and rubytshirts.com 🎉🎉

What's your preference when it comes to data migrations in a Rails app? I've used the data_migrate gem in the past with mixed success - I think it stopped working for me after an upgrade (gem or Rails) Let's discuss the pros and cons. #RubyOnRails github.com/ilyakatz/dat...

Enjoyed this talk about the Shape of Service Objects. I like the separation of work explained and the visual representation of a Service Object is great 😍 - off to find some code to analyse + refactor 🧐 www.rubyvideo.dev/talks/the-cu... #RubyOnRails

Rubocop gem update adds a check to ensure Strong Params expect is being used. @gorails.com have a great video explaining why this an important change gorails.com/episodes/how... #RubyOnRails #webdevelopment

Rails `class_names` aka `token_list` helper is great for define #CSS classes in view components or partials. Docs: edgeapi.rubyonrails.org/classes/Acti... #RubyOnRails #CodeExample

Not a new #AppIdea for me but, an Instagram like clone for specific events like weddings. Guests share photos and videos to an event's timeline. Could also handle RSVPs. #RubyOnRails #webdevelopment #buildinpublic

Meal Planner app finally got it's meal planning functionality Allows us to add recipes to a day of the week. Already using this to plan this week's meals 😋 #RubyOnRails #webdevelopment #buildinpublic bsky.app/profile/dcyo...

Who is the genius behind the Songs on Rails YT Channel? 😂🤣 #RubyOnRails youtube.com/@songsonrail...

Another app idea Food book. A list of food outlets, their opening times and menus. 🧵

Quite a wild year of music for me this year! Top 0.5% of Less Than Jake listeners 🤘🎺 I listened for 27,638 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...

Meal Planning app coming along nicely 👌 #RubyOnRails #webdevelopment #buildinpublic

Implemented a <dialog> powered by HOTWire - not quite as smooth as I want it to be but pretty good start 👌 #rubyonrails #hotwire #webdevelopment

Really enjoyed learning about @goodenough.us on the Startup Different podcast this week. The idea of having a "bad ideas" Slack channel is right up my street! 🤩

Recent @shortruby.com includes a reminder from RubyCademy that you can run bundler in onefile scripts. Let me also remind that you can run tests such way too

If you're a software builder what projects do you have sitting in your laptop? 🧵

We're in the very early stages of a new #startup idea. An online storefront for your company branded merch, that only your team have access to. Would your startup find this useful? #buildinginpublic

Looking for fellow Rails devs - extra points if they're in the North East of Scotland 🤞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿