Designing Your API for Their API, Top Gems for Any Ruby App
👋 Howdy, fellow Rubyists! I've got not one, not two, but three topics to cover today on Fullstack Ruby. (Also, yes, this newsletter looks a wee bit different...
Expressive class hierarchies, inline RBS, callables, and new Ruby frameworks
Hello Ruby friends!Just thought I'd catch you up on what's new at the Fullstack Ruby blog & podcast…but first, something I'm keeping a close eye on:Soutaro...
We’ve returned! Ruby & Web Dev news back in action 🚀
Hello Ruby friends!OK, so it's been a minute. 😅 Fullstack Ruby was on hiatus last year, and I delve into the some of the reasons why in my new blog post as...
We need your help! Planning the future of Fullstack Ruby
Hello Ruby friends!TL;DR: please vote in this Mastodon poll or reply to this email to help shape the future of Fullstack Ruby!I know you're never supposed...
Signalize Gem, HTML Parsing via Nokolexbor, and More
Hello Ruby friends! ✌🏼I hope you had a lovely St. Patrick's Day ☘️ weekend…certainly much fun was had here in Portland, Oregon with plenty of bagpipes and...
Bridgetown 1.2 released, Rails/Hotwire on the podcast
Greetings fellow Rubyists & happy Friday!I've got a couple of exciting bits of news for you. Bridgetown, the Ruby-powered site generator & fullstack...
We're BACK and talking about Ruby 3.2's Wasm support!
Happy 2023 my fellow Rubyists!It's been a minute since Fullstack Ruby’s last newsletter. I promised you timely tips on how to meld your Ruby skills with UI-...
Ruby jobs at #7? A podcast about application configuration and initialization?
Hi Ruby Friends!Another week, another episode of the Fullstack Ruby Podcast! Er…well, not exactly. I wish I could record an episode every week. Maybe one...
Optimized for programmer happiness…huh?
Hello Ruby friends!There's a bit of a brouhaha going on on Twitter right now (er, when is there ever not?!) regarding Ruby and how we address criticism and...
The Enduring Appeal of Ruby
Hey everybody! Sorry for the long wait since the last newsletter went out. I expected to have a bunch of content to roll out in late May, and then…well, the...
Design Patterns on the Frontend and You
Hello Ruby friends!March seemed to run away from me, but I'm back on the scene and letting you know about not one, but two new resources published on...
String-Based Templates vs. DSLs: the Pros & Cons of Each
Note: This is a difficult time to send a newsletter out about such trival matters as Ruby view template engines. Our hearts go out to everyone right now...
What’s Better Than DRY? DOEY! (Don’t Over-Exert Yourself)
Greetings, my fellow Rubyist! It's been a while! Getting back into the swing of things this year after the holiday break proved to be more challenging than I...
How Ruby and Web Components Can Work Together
Greetings of the new year to you!To kick off 2022, I thought it might be helpful to share some real-world code examples of how I use Ruby "view components"...
Componentized View Architecture FTW!
Hello Ruby friends, it's time for another episode of the Fullstack Ruby Podcast!There are no full stack engineers?! Let's talk about that. Also, just what...
Ruby 3.1 news & the Fullstack Ruby Podcast debut
Happy Friday!Lots of new releases coming up in the Ruby community, from Ruby 3.1 to Rails 7 to Bridgetown 1.0. Lots to talk about! In our previous...
RUBY3.dev is now Fullstack Ruby! Details inside…
Welcome back to RUBY3.dev! Only…it’s not! Rather, a very warm welcome from Fullstack Ruby.(If you're wondering when you subscribed to this, it was probably...
Teaching Ruby? Trying New Gems? Use Bridgetown!
Happy May everyone!As a core member of the Bridgetown project, I realize I’m biased. I think every Rubyist who works on or even near the web should take a...
Better OOP Through Lazily-Instantiated Memoized Dependencies
Better OOP Through Lazily-Instantiated Memoized DependenciesWell that's quite the mouthful, isn't it?I've been known to voice my displeasure with the...
Static Typing in Ruby 3 Gives Me a Headache (But I Could Grow to Like It)
Here’s my grand unifying theory of Ruby 3 type checking:You write YARD comments in your code.You install Solargraph for the slick editor features.You...
Ractors: Multi-Core Parallel Processing Comes to Ruby 3
Ractors: Multi-Core Parallel Processing Comes to Ruby 3 For the longest time, I’ve wanted to be able to do a very simple thing in Ruby. I’ve wanted to...
Everything You Need to Know About Destructuring in Ruby 3
Hello 2021! Publishing on RUBY3.dev has resumed, and we're kicking off the new year with our first article all about rightward assignment and pattern...
An Introduction to Your RUBY3.dev Host
First off, I want to apologize. Somehow I missed sending out an email about our most recent article: Ruby on the Frontend? Choose Your Weapon — all about...
If Ruby Had Imports…
How to Acquire an Instinctual Hatred of Explicit Import Statements Step 1: write Rails apps full-time for several years. Step 2: go peek at the top of a...
Where Do Ruby Blocks Come From?
Welcome, new subscribers! 👋 The launch of RUBY3.dev was a huge success, and I'm grateful for all the interest and positive feedback. This community rocks! 🤘...
RUBY3.dev is Here! 🎉
RUBY3.dev is Here! 🎉 Today markes the official start to the new site, where I'll be posting new Ruby-focused tips, tricks, and goodies every week. And not...
ActiveRecord Merging and Assembling
Greetings, intrepid Rubyist! Today's tip is all about ActiveRecord. Learn how to merge and assemble your relations to generate some pretty awesome...