Building an Elixir API with Plug Only
Learn how to build a lightweight and flexible API in Elixir using Plug! This post dives into advanced techniques, like parsing JSON requests and crafting dyn...
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Elixir
Scheduling tasks without external dependencies in Elixir
Elixir and Erlang comes with so much tooling that most of the time you’ll be able to do what you need to without having to depend on any external software.
GenServer with supervision tree and state recovery after crash
You’ve probably heard that in Elixir you should let processes crash rather than trying to catch every possible exceptions. Then, after a crash, you only have...
Emacs
Easily insert Elixir pipe operator in Emacs
When writing Elixir code you’ll often find yourself typing the pipe operator which is not very convinient. Let’s see how to ease this in Emacs.
Misc
Blogging again… in English
I’m back again to blog about things I like. You know what I’ll be talking about? I’m pretty sure you know. Main topics will be about my favorite stuff when i...
Projects
I18nFloat - Allow comma style decimals for ActiveRecord attributes
I18nFloat is a Ruby gem to use with Rails. I18nFloat allows your users to use format number like “1 200,84” in forms. ActiveRecord Float attributes don’t car...
Googlus - A Ruby wrapper around Google URL Shortener API
Googlus is a Ruby wrapper around Google URL Shortener REST API.
Raspberry
Running a JSON API with Rack and mruby on a Raspberry Pi
I recently got a Raspberry Pi 2 so I wanted to experiment with home automation, surveillance system, movement detection and stuff like that.
Ruby
Mastering Non-ActiveRecord Validations in Rails: A Practical Guide
Learn how to build lightweight, non-ActiveRecord models with ActiveModel validations in Rails. This guide covers practical use cases like contact forms, reus...
Fast and Flexible: Unlocking PostgreSQL’s Full-Text Search for Rails Apps
PostgreSQL offers powerful full-text search capabilities, eliminating the need for complex tools like Elasticsearch in many Rails apps. This guide walks you ...
Why Hanami is changing the game
Discover how Hanami 2.0 to 2.2 is redefining web development with its modular design, built-in websockets for real-time apps, seamless dry-rb integration, an...
Interesting new features and improvements in Rails 7.1
Exciting features of Rails 7.1
Creating a deeply nested Hash in Ruby
Sometimes you’ll have to create a deeply nested hash without knowing how deep it can be at first. This hash should allow reading and setting values at any le...
Ruby one-liners for file manipulations
Most people using Ruby nowdays are using it for Rails. They often defined themselves has ‘Rails developers’, not ‘Ruby developers’. I’m an early adopter of R...
Translating ActiveRecord data using JSON
Following the mass and using de-facto libraries isn’t always the best choice. Here are some thoughts about handling translation of data stored in database wh...
Using I18n with Hanami
Last week I wrote about settings up Sikekiq in Hanami. Another gem I often use is I18n since it allows to localize strings and keep them separated from my co...
Using Sidekiq with Hanami
One of the gems I often use in my Ruby on Rails projects is Sikekiq. For those of you who don’t know about it, it allows to easily manage background processes.
Loading shared library in Android using RubyMotion
Using a vendor library may require to load a shared library. Here’s how to do it in RubyMotion.
Force screen orientation in Android using RubyMotion
As you may know since a couple of month you can write native Android apps using RubyMotion.
Effectivly manage a static website with Nanoc
Couple months ago I was working on my personal website that I decided to re-write from scratch since most of the existing things had to be scratched off and ...
How to use infinity in your code
You’ll sometimes have to use the notion of infinity in your Ruby code. There isn’t any way to directly use infinity in Ruby, at least none that I know of… Bu...
Thor - a command-line scripting tool
Thor is a simple and efficient tool for building self-documenting command line utilities. I’m a shell guy, I use a terminal everyday and most of my job is do...
Default stack for Ruby projects
Having a clear and well-defined default stack when you start a new project is a good thing — it will have an impact on your productivity and happiness. I’ll ...
Encapsulate a code block in an object
Ruby is a very dynamic language which allows you to do things like encapsulate a piece of code in an object. This is a really powerful capability you can use...
Easily add a lightweight logging system to your Ruby app
Sometimes it can be very useful to add verbose and silent modes to your app. This way users can easily control information level about events happening. As y...
Tips
Setting up multiple IMAP and SMTP accounts in Gnus
When it comes to Emacs and emails reading, one of the most popular options is Gnus. Let’s see how to configure it for multiple IMAP / SMTP servers without us...
Set system-wide PATH environment variable for Mac OS GUI apps
A lot of people struggles to find how to instruct their Mac OS GUI apps to be aware of their PATH environment variable. Sometimes when you install GUI apps t...
Adding additional translations in Phoenix using Gettext
Sometimes when you’re writing a Phoenix app you want to split your translation files to avoid having one big file with everything inside but rather having on...
Rails console tips
Knowing how to use the Rails console can be very useful when debugging or trying your snippets. Being proficient with it will increase your productivity.
Emacs Tramp lag and timeout
You’re experiencing excessive lag and timeouts when using Tramp on remote servers through SSH. Here is the solution to one of the most common cause.
Replace a branch with another one in a Git repository
Last week a workmate did me a pull request where he wanted to merge a fully new “develop” branch into “master”. The thing was that he realized that he has to...
Downgrading RubyMotion
Sometimes after upgrading RubyMotion I face some bugs introduced in the new release. It can be bugs which can easily be worked around or really annoying bugs...
How to solve Textmate slowdown on focus
On Friday I was having slowdowns on Textmate focus. I never had this problem before and this “bug” was only happening on this given project. I had to wait fo...
Unix
Automating blog update using SourceHut builds
Let’s see how SourceHut helped me to automate my blog updates.
Setting up Rails, Nginx and Puma
When Rails 4 was released it offered a bunch new features and deprecations :
Capistrano using Mercurial (a.k.a Hg)
As you may notice I’m a big fan of Mercurial which is a great DSCM a lot more easier to learn and use than Git in my opinion.
Chef - Setup remote server seamlessly
Chef is a Ruby Gem which aims to help sys admins in the process of managing servers.
Pow using rbenv
Couple weeks ago I switched from RVM to rbenv because I think it’s a cleaner and faster way to handle Ruby versions. It is more respecful of the Unix philoso...