Practical CSS: simplifying UI code with pseudo-classes
pseudo, adjective: being apparently rather than actually as stated CSS pseudo-classes are like regular classes in that they can be used to select DOM elements. They’re unlike regular classes...
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How well are the tests covering the code?
The student asked: “Master, what should I pay more attention to, my tests or my code?”. The master said: “I cannot answer you when you ask the wrong question.” The student thought “oh fuck, here ...
Why frozen test fixtures are a problem on large projects and how to avoid them
Tests grow to thousands All make their claim on fixtures Frozen by demands An ancient Japanese Haiku about a common problem with software test fixtures Act 1: The problem, frozen fixtures ...
How to elegantly update other UI when a Turbo Frame is updated
Turbo Frames are great for carving out a part of the UI and having it update via normal server interaction. If all that needs to be updated is this specific part of the UI and nothing else then sta...
Rails World 2025 from a first time speaker perspective
Last time I was in Amsterdam I was 17 and it was a different kind of trip. This time I was speaking at RailsWorld 2025. My first time giving a talk at an event of this magnitude. I’ve given many m...
Turbo adapter: Hotwire Native's backdoor entrance
Understanding exactly how Hotwire Native integrates with the web app can be very helpful both in debugging issues and deciding if Hotwire Native is the right choice in the first place. In particula...
Coding agent in 94 lines of Ruby
“It’s not that hard to build a fully functioning, code-editing agent.” Thorsten Ball An article floated into my reading list: How to Build an Agent, or: The Emperor Has No Clothes. The auth...
Rails 8 Assets: Adding a bundled package alongside vanilla setup
This post is part of a mini series on Rails 8 asset pipeline. Each builds on the previous one: Break down of how Propshaft and importmap-rails work together Deep dive into Propshaft ...
Rails 8 Assets: Combining importmaps
This post is part of a mini series on Rails 8 asset pipeline. Each builds on the previous one: Break down of how Propshaft and importmap-rails work together Deep dive into Propshaft ...
Rails 8 Assets: Deep dive into Propshaft
This post is part of a mini series on Rails 8 asset pipeline. Each builds on the previous one: Break down of how Propshaft and importmap-rails work together Deep dive into Propshaft ...