Gems Episodes

Gems provide easy plugin libraries to your Rails application to add many features. You can simply install a gem and instantly have access to the features it provides to build better applications.

How to Migrate from Paperclip to Rails ActiveStorage

#243 · May 08, 2018 · 8

Now that the Paperclip gem has been deprecated, it's recommended that you migrate your apps to ActiveStorage

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A/B Split Testing with the Split gem

Pro · #216 · Nov 21, 2017 · 14

A/B testing (or split testing) is a really common way of testing changes in your app to determine which works best for your users.

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Handling Inbound Email Parsing with Rails

Pro · #212 · Oct 24, 2017 · 11

Learn how to handle inbound emails in your Rails application and use them to create comments in your app

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Administrate Custom Fields and the Trix Editor

#211 · Oct 17, 2017 · 12

Use the Trix editor in your admin area using Administrate's custom fields.

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Using the Trix Editor plus File Upload Attachments

#209 · Oct 03, 2017 · 35

Learn how to use the Trix editor for editing wysiwyg content and upload attachments like images using Javascript and Shrine

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Geo-spatial Search with Searchkick and ElasticSearch

Pro · #208 · Sep 26, 2017 · 14

Index and search your models by geolocation using Searchkick and Elasticsearch

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Speed up Rails boot times with Bootsnap

#205 · Sep 06, 2017 · 15

Learn how Bootsnap speeds up your Ruby and Rails app boot times by preloading the load paths and caching Ruby bytecode

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Facebook API and Refreshing Auth Tokens with Koala

Pro · #201 · Aug 08, 2017 · 10

Learn how to use the Facebook API and refresh auth tokens using the Koala gem

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Geolocation and Search with Geocoder

#200 · Aug 01, 2017 · 33

Geolocate addresses using the geocoder gem and then use it to search your database by location

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When Callbacks and Dependencies Are A Good Idea

Pro · #180 · Apr 04, 2017 · 22

Often times you hear people say using callbacks and adding dependencies are always bad. Life's not that simple and in this episode we explore when to use callbacks and when it makes sense to add gem dependencies to your app.

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