Amazon RDS on Heroku Still Works
Although Heroku has put a lot of attention into their own Postgres-based datbase architecture, Heroku Data, this article still works…
How to Install an Older Version of Rails (2018)
You can install an older version of rails using this syntax: rails _5.1.6_ new my-test-app (Where “5.1.6” is the version…
Announcing Nondestructive Migrations Version 1.3 for Rails 5.1
I am pleased to announce Version 1.3 of my gem nondestructive_migrations. With this update, nondestructive_migrations is ready for Rails 5.1.…
Custom Error Handling in Rails
1. Create an ErrorsController in app/controllers class ErrorsController < ApplicationController def not_found respond_to do |format| format.html { render template: “errors/not_found”,…
The Great Rails Cache Lie
Today I’ll take a moment to expound on how web development has changed over the last two decades. Long ago,…
Port YAML-based configs to Client-Side Code as JSON
Sometimes in the life of a hybrid Rails-Javascript app you may want to do something unique: have a config file…
How to get your Heroku app to optimize your images for you automagically using Paperclip, image_optim and special buildpacks
Site speed can be said to be the number one issue facing web developers today. Whether it’s this KISS Metrics…
Nondestructive Migrations Versions 1.1.5 and 1.2
I am pleased to announce Versions 1.1.5 and 1.2 of my gem nondestructive-migrations. With these updates, nondestructive-migrations is ready for…
A Module and View Helper
My colleagueReid Cooper and I discovered a nice little trick of controller concerns, something we sometimes call “behaviors” in our…