When you want to filter records in a model where a string column roughly matches a given term, you can...
In Rails, the implicit_order_column (added in Rails 6) is a configuration option that helps you define the default...
Why Rails has multiple schema formats When you run migrations, Rails will write your current database schema into db/schema.rb. This...
ActiveStorage does not provide any built-in way of implementing authentication for the available DirectUpload endpoint in Rails. When using...
For long running scripts it is useful to show a indicator for the progress in the terminal. Alternatively you can...
PostgreSQL can cosplay as a full-text search engine. It doesn't have the features or fidelity of ElasticSearch or...
Method delegation in Rails can help you to keep your code organized and avoid deep call chains (law of demeter...
Haml renders HTML with indentation reflecting the nesting level of elements. When it comes to white-space preserving content, this...
Given there is a user with an attachable avatar: class User < ApplicationRecord has_one_attached :avatar end
The key to unlocking the full potential of LLMs in coding lies in crafting precise prompts. The main challenge is...
Rails wraps your parameters into an interface called StrongParameters. In most cases, your form submits your data in a nested...
The new params.expect method in Rails 8 improves parameter filtering, addressing issues with malformed input and enhancing security. It provides...
Bundler allows you to specify the name of the Gemfile you want to bundle with the BUNDLE_GEMFILE environment variable...
Also see the list of IRB commands. Switching the context Changes the "default receiver" of expressions. Can be used to...
To reverse lookup a fixture by its table name and id, use the following approach on ActiveRecord::FixtureSet: table = 'users...
TL;DR: Rails ships two methods to convert strings to constants, constantize and safe_constantize. Neither is safe for untrusted...
In development, we store files using ActiveStorage's disk service. This means that stored files are served by your Rails...
If you update Selenium regularly, you'll run into deprecation warnings similar to: WARN Selenium [:clear_local_storage] [DEPRECATION] clear...
tl;dr When a cookie includes an Expires attribute or an HTTP response includes caching headers like Expires or Cache...
In FactoryBot factories, Rails' file_fixture is not available by default. To enable it, include a support module from rspec...
Rails slightly changed the fragment cache implementation from Rails 7.0 to Rails 7.1. Unfortunately, this is incompatible with how Haml...
When Ruby objects are inspected in any modern IRB, some objects (like ActiveRecord instances) are rendered with neat colors and...
Capistrano 3 has a doctor task that will print information about Environment: Ruby, Rubygems and Bundler versions List of Capistrano...