Josh Frankel 💎🔛🛤️

Not a new #Rails feature, just something I recently learned about, the `create_with` syntax for ActiveRecord::QueryMethods. Comes in handy for cleaning up simple find_or_create_by calls within a #RabbitMQ worker. I wrote a simple explanation on its usage below

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Today, I learned that ActiveModel::Api is the minimal implementation for an object to act like a model.

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#ruby #rubyOnRails

I’m always reading configuration options to improve my workflow. I spend so much time working with these tools that keeping them aesthetic is a priority. This article details my current setup with #Zsh, #Antidote, #OhMyZsh, Powerlevel10k, and #Mise.

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(between images of the Spotify logo that have been crossed out) DON’T STREAM FASCISM Spotify is treating ICE recruitment like just another ad. But when you turn family separation into a marketing pitch, you're not a platform — you're spreading propaganda. • Cancel your Spotify Premium subscription until Spotify removes all ICE ads • Demand Spotify immediately terminate all ICE and DHS advertising contracts. • Urge artists and podcasters to speak out.

Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

Today, I learned that #Rails 8 introduced a new ActionController::Parameters method called expect. This allows for cleaner and safer parameter permitting, which is a nice quality-of-life feature to add. Check out my write-up below

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#til

Quick post on using #postgresql functions within a #ruby on #rails migration. joshfrankel.me/blog/using-d...

#til

Good question! My response would be, it depends. I follow the standard of General-Purpose components remaining stateless to allow composability. Application-Specific components on the other hand are targeted to a page or feature. These can be stateful, though I'm open to changing my opinion here 😀

Today, I learned about the `after` function in #nextjs as a simple background job processor. Lighter and simpler than using #Redis or #Database backed queueing, it is ensured to execute even when an error is encountered.

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I've been working on a project with #Next.js and #prisma. I miss the niceties provided by ActiveRecord along with PostgreSQL's best practices, so I wrote a blog post detailing how to customize tables, columns, and associations in Prisma.

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#JavaScript, #Nextjs, #Prisma

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Thanks for the repost today!

ViewComponents reduce bloat, simplify data, and create reusable frontend styling. Despite these benefits, they're often under-utilized in the Rails community. I've written a blog post refactoring a real-world example into isolated ViewComponents.

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#ruby #rubyonrails

I'm a big fan of Linux, but most companies standardize around Mac. I wrote an article about my setup to help ease the transition from Linux to Mac

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Enumerable#partition and Object#tap are both very handy

Tailwind UI (great starting point) with ViewComponents backing. 👌

ViewComponents have a great way to easily preview their variations as well: viewcomponent.org/guide/previe...

I wrote a blog post on my philosophy for a well-factored data migration. Traditional migrations don't need testing; data migrations can and SHOULD be tested.

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#ruby #sql #rubyonrails