Design System Options for Rails
(businessclasskit.com)
You would think that picking a well-made design system for your application is a solved task in 2025. But not for Rails and therefore not for Business Class. When I started Business Class, there wasn't really a thing to adopt and somehow it still feels the same.
You would think that picking a well-made design system for your application is a solved task in 2025. But not for Rails and therefore not for Business Class. When I started Business Class, there wasn't really a thing to adopt and somehow it still feels the same.
Phlex for Rails Emails: Action Mailer Without ERB
(camillovisini.com)
Writing Ruby all day is fun, but writing Ruby in HTML is not. In the past months, I found switching from Ruby to ERB views and partials to be interrupting my flow and therefore increasingly annoying. Enter Phlex, which is a Ruby library that allows you to write HTML (components, views, layouts) in pure Ruby. After already completely ditching ERB for Phlex in Rails views for multiple applications, I wanted to see if I could do the same for Action Mailer.
Writing Ruby all day is fun, but writing Ruby in HTML is not. In the past months, I found switching from Ruby to ERB views and partials to be interrupting my flow and therefore increasingly annoying. Enter Phlex, which is a Ruby library that allows you to write HTML (components, views, layouts) in pure Ruby. After already completely ditching ERB for Phlex in Rails views for multiple applications, I wanted to see if I could do the same for Action Mailer.
The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App
(byroot.github.io)
When the topic of Rails performance comes up, it is commonplace to hear that the database is the bottleneck, so Rails applications are IO-bound anyway, hence Ruby performance doesn’t matter that much, and all you need is a healthy dose of concurrency to make your service scale.
When the topic of Rails performance comes up, it is commonplace to hear that the database is the bottleneck, so Rails applications are IO-bound anyway, hence Ruby performance doesn’t matter that much, and all you need is a healthy dose of concurrency to make your service scale.
The Mythical IO-Bound Rails App
(byroot.github.io)
When the topic of Rails performance comes up, it is commonplace to hear that the database is the bottleneck, so Rails applications are IO-bound anyway, hence Ruby performance doesn’t matter that much, and all you need is a healthy dose of concurrency to make your service scale.
When the topic of Rails performance comes up, it is commonplace to hear that the database is the bottleneck, so Rails applications are IO-bound anyway, hence Ruby performance doesn’t matter that much, and all you need is a healthy dose of concurrency to make your service scale.
RailsConf 2025 will be the last gathering of its kind
(rubycentral.org)
We are excited to officially announce that the final RailsConf will be taking place from Tuesday, July 8th to Thursday, July 10th, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA. 🎉
We are excited to officially announce that the final RailsConf will be taking place from Tuesday, July 8th to Thursday, July 10th, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA. 🎉
Voctoweb – the front end and back end software behind media.ccc.de
(github.com/voc)
Voctoweb is a rails application that provides a “YouTube like” user interface to video, audio and pdf files; a meta data editor; and APIs. For more infomation about relations to other components see c3voc Wiki.
Voctoweb is a rails application that provides a “YouTube like” user interface to video, audio and pdf files; a meta data editor; and APIs. For more infomation about relations to other components see c3voc Wiki.
Thruster – HTTP/2 proxy for Rails apps with built-in Let's Encrypt and caching
(github.com/basecamp)
Thruster is an HTTP/2 proxy for simple production-ready deployments of Rails applications.
Thruster is an HTTP/2 proxy for simple production-ready deployments of Rails applications.
Hotwire Spark: live reloading for Rails applications
(37signals.com)
Today, we are releasing Hotwire Spark, a live-reloading system for Rails Applications.
Today, we are releasing Hotwire Spark, a live-reloading system for Rails Applications.
37signals Dev – A vanilla Rails stack is plenty
(37signals.com)
Minimal dependencies, maximum productivity. Staying vanilla pays long term dividends for your Rails apps.
Minimal dependencies, maximum productivity. Staying vanilla pays long term dividends for your Rails apps.
Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer
(andyatkinson.com)
About 10 years ago I wrote a post PostgreSQL for the Busy MySQL Developer, as part of switching from MySQL to Postgres for my personal and professional projects, wherever I could.
About 10 years ago I wrote a post PostgreSQL for the Busy MySQL Developer, as part of switching from MySQL to Postgres for my personal and professional projects, wherever I could.
Rails is better low code than low code
(radanskoric.com)
“We need a very simple CRUD app for managing the reservations.” They1 said. “Don’t spend too much time on it.” They added.
“We need a very simple CRUD app for managing the reservations.” They1 said. “Don’t spend too much time on it.” They added.
Ruby on (Guard)Rails
(mikemcquaid.com)
I’ve worked on a few Ruby apps in my career at varying scales:
I’ve worked on a few Ruby apps in my career at varying scales:
Rails 8.0 Beta 1: No PaaS Required
(rubyonrails.org)
Deploying modern web apps – with all the provisions needed to be fast and secure while easily updateable – has become so hard that many developers don’t dare do it without a PaaS (platform-as-a-service). But that’s ridiculous. Nobody should have to pay orders of magnitude more for basic computing just to make deployment friendly and usable. That’s a job for open source, and Rails is ready to solve it.
Deploying modern web apps – with all the provisions needed to be fast and secure while easily updateable – has become so hard that many developers don’t dare do it without a PaaS (platform-as-a-service). But that’s ridiculous. Nobody should have to pay orders of magnitude more for basic computing just to make deployment friendly and usable. That’s a job for open source, and Rails is ready to solve it.
Hunting for Gems: How Ruby's package management system evolved
(railsexplained.com)
It’s time for another installment in our series on loading code in Rails.
It’s time for another installment in our series on loading code in Rails.
SQLite on Rails: The how and why of optimal performance
(fractaledmind.github.io)
Over the last year or so, I have found myself on a journey to deeply understand how to run Rails applications backed by SQLite performantly and resiliently.
Over the last year or so, I have found myself on a journey to deeply understand how to run Rails applications backed by SQLite performantly and resiliently.