How To Split Up Rails Routes Into Multiple Files
A module-based approach to splitting Rails routes, written in 2018, with a note on the draw helper now built into Rails.
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Dynamically Generate Controller Specs for ActiveAdmin
I use ActiveAdmin (and the arctic_admin theme) to build DocSpring’s internal admin dashboard: ActiveAdmin has a few quirks and bugs, but I enjoy working with it overall. Some other popular
How I Sped Up GitBook Development by 90 Percent
Debugging slow filesystem watching and unnecessary server restarts in the legacy GitBook CLI.
Adding a Timestamp to Hugo Post Filenames
At the time of this post, the DocSpring blog was powered by Hugo, which is an awesome static site generator. Update from April 2020: We migrated our blog to Ghost! Hugo is
How to Use Ctrl+C to Restart a Process in a Loop
I start my Rails development processes by using AppleScript to set up iTerm2. I often need to restart my Rails processes when I change something in config/initializers, or if I add
Proxy Requests to Other Processes During Rails Development
Using rack-reverse-proxy to connect Rails, Hugo, and GitBook in our 2018 development setup.
Using AppleScript to set up iTerm2 for Rails Development
A Rails developer often needs to start multiple processes while working on an application. You might need to run rails server, sidekiq to process background jobs, and webpack to compile your front-
Fast Docker Builds for Rails and Webpack
Caching gems, npm packages, and compiled assets in our 2018 Rails and webpack Docker build, including the tradeoffs of custom diff layers.
Better Rails Performance with JSON Patch
Using JSON Patch to send smaller updates from React to Rails, with corrected validation, failure handling, and concurrency guidance.
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