Abhay's July Newsletter

Dev Joke

Q: Why didn't the `<div />` get invited to the dinner party? 
A: Because it had no class.

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My blogs

• File upload in GraphQL-ruby and React can be bit tricky. You can use Active Storage direct file upload in GraphQL-ruby.
• Tired of using the raw SQL notation for comparison in Rails with where clause. Rails 6.1 adds support for where with a comparison operator.
• Rails 6.1 makes it easier to configure a default value for Active Record enum attributes
• Understand the benefits of the new change where Active Storage variant are tracked in the database.

Reading/watching list.

• A talk by Dan Abramov on The WET Codebase. Have you ever encountered a situation where DRY code is starting look like a mess? If yes, you would be able to resonate with the talk and if you don't I bet it would add a new perspective to the design principle you like to follow and make a proper decision.
• We never give damn about the compiler but we are using tons of them. If you are a React developer, you are already using Babel, Webpacker to compile your code. I came across such Super Tiny Compiler.
• Have you ever wanted a library to build a random GraphQL query for you? Nope. Right. Here is a GraphQL Query Generator by IBM with reasoning where you might need it.
• Web-development is distributed system. The frontend is a distributed system. I didn't know. Watch a talk by Vaidehi Joshi on Setting up to fail

Open-source libraries/contributions.

• Problem statement: How to do soft delete when using Action Text? Let's say, a Product model uses Action Text and soft delete. When a product is soft deleted the Action Text record is hard deleted when using paranoia gem. To solve this issue use discard gem and understand Why not paranoia or acts_as_paranoid?
• Added documentation for _default option added to ActiveRecord::Enum

Rails changelog

• A new Action Mailer bug report template to easily generate reproduction script for Rails team/contributor to resolve the issue. #39367
• Rails conductor Action Mailbox form could be auto-filled by passing params in the URL. #39842
• Rails 6.1 now allows configuring enum defaults. #39820
• Active Storage attachment now touches the parent model on purge. #39891

NOTE: This month the development on Rails is slow and not a lot of new feature/fixes/improvement were merged than usual.

Watching/Reading/Reviews

• I am watching: One Piece and I love it :P
• I am reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. You need to practice these techniques and you would see the changes in your life. I sometimes forget them but you got to practice these things and be a good influence on people.

Happy coding folks. You can reach out to me twitter for anything and I'll be happy to chat. Don't hesitate.