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May 20, 2025 Built for Ruby on Rails Build Maps WithoutGoogle APIs Generate beautiful production-ready maps directly from your Rails backend. Fast rendering, zero external dependencies, full control. View Live Demo → Read Docs ✓ No API fees ✓ Self-hosted ✓ Rails Native ✓ Fast Rendering Why developers switch Replace expensive map stacks. Stop relying … Continue reading ✅ Building Clean and Reusable UI with ViewComponent in Rails
May 14, 2025 A few months ago, I had to build a SaaS platform for music instrument stores. Each store needed to manage its own products, customers, and sales, but everything had to run under one codebase. I ended up going with the apartment gem to handle multi-tenancy — specifically, schema-based separation using PostgreSQL. It … Continue reading 🎸 Building a Multi-Tenant Rails App for Music Stores Using Apartment
May 9, 2025 Security is no longer optional — every modern web app must support HTTPS. Thankfully, Let's Encrypt provides free SSL certificates, and with a bit of Ruby magic, you can integrate them directly into your Rails application. Recently, I worked on automating this setup and even contributed a pull request to simplify the … Continue reading 🔒 Free SSL Certificates for Your Ruby on Rails App Using Let’s Encrypt
May 5, 2025 In my recent project, I built a basic full-stack integration using Ruby on Rails as an API backend and React for the frontend, both running in Docker containers. The goal was simple: list users fetched from a Rails API into a React component. What surprised me the most? It turned out to … Continue reading 🔗 Connecting Ruby on Rails and React: Building a Simple User List API
April 24, 2025 In a world overflowing with data, compression isn't just a matter of saving space—it’s about efficiency, speed, and clean design. That’s where lossless data compression stands out: perfect reconstruction of original data, with zero information loss. Recently, I explored a classic algorithm—Run-Length Encoding (RLE)—and implemented it in pure Ruby. It’s a great … Continue reading ✨ The Art of Lossless Data Compression in Ruby
TrixGenius Alpha 0.1.2 April 15, 2025 📢 I just released a new version of my Rails engine and gem: TrixGenius! This gem extends the beloved Trix Editor with some fresh, AI-powered superpowers — all using Hotwire (Turbo + Stimulus). Whether you're building internal tools, CMS interfaces, or AI-enhanced content platforms, TrixGenius gives your rich text … Continue reading 🚀 Introducing TrixGenius Alpha 0.1.2 – Now with AI-Powered Math Evaluation!
April 10, 2025 After many late-night commits, experiments, and way too much mate ☕ — I’m incredibly excited to introduce the alpha release of a gem I’ve been crafting with love: TrixGenius — A smart extension for Trix + ActionText + Hotwire. 🚀 Supercharge Your Trix Editor with DeepSeek AI in Ruby on Rails Discover … Continue reading 🚀 Finally! The Alpha Version of TrixGenius Has Arrived — Supercharge Your Trix Editing Experience with AI! 🧠
April 9, 2025 I recently added a Rails Generator to the trix-genius gem — a small improvement that aims to make integration smoother and faster for developers using Trix with Rails and Stimulus. 👉 TL;DR: rails generate trix_genius:install now does the setup for you. 💬 Need a Custom Ruby Gem for Your App? If you're … Continue reading 🔧 Making Ruby on Rails Integration Easier with trix-genius Generators
March 28, 2025 Creating a Ruby gem from scratch often involves repetitive tasks such as setting up the gemspec, creating directories, and initializing version control. To simplify this process, I’ve written a Thor script that automates gem creation. In this post, I’ll walk you through the code behind the generator and explain how to use … Continue reading 🚀 Automating Ruby Gem Creation with Thor: A Guide to the Generator Script 🚀
March 25, 2025 Rails developers often face the challenge of writing clean, reusable, and maintainable code. Achieving this requires leveraging plugins, metaprogramming, and Ruby’s dynamic nature. In this article, we’ll explore practical ways to implement these techniques, ensuring your Rails code is DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) and efficient. 💡 Looking to improve your application's code … Continue reading Creating Reusable code in Rails: Plugins, Metaprogramming, and Best Practices
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