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Using the Keyboard with Stimulus

This article was originally published on Rails DesignerGiving your users the option to use the keyboard is a great way to make them happy campers. Common use cases are Escape to close a modal or dropd...

13.03.2025 0 Read More

Translations in Stimulus Controllers

This article was originally published on Rails DesignerThis is a sneak peek from the recently released book, JavaScript for Rails Developers. For this blog post, I’ve simplified some of the more det...

20.03.2025 0 Read More

Implementing Instant Search, Dynamic Forms, and Infinite Scroll with Hotwire and Turbo in Rails

Despite Hotwire's growing popularity, many developers struggle with implementing it correctly. Common pitfalls lead to broken interactions, performance bottlenecks, or unmaintainable code. In this gui...

26.03.2025 0 Read More

Touch Events (swipe) using Stimulus

This article was originally published on Rails DesignerThe time you build and design web-apps for the desktop, without touch events, has been long gone. Users expect features to work on their touch de...

27.03.2025 0 Read More

Beyond translations in Stimulus: formatting dates, time and currency

This articles was previously published on Rails DesignerIn a previous article I showed various techniques to add translations in your Stimulus controller. From super basic using the Stimulus Values AP...

03.04.2025 0 Read More

JavaScript Console Utilities You (Didn't) Know

This article (initially published on Rails Designer) was taken, but adapted for the web, from the book JavaScript for Rails Developers that was recently released.In this article I am going beyond cons...

10.04.2025 0 Read More

🛠 How I Reduced Product Page Load Time by Nearly 85%

You know that feeling when you open a page and it seems to be loading straight from the last decade? Well... that's exactly what we were experiencing on our product page.One of the bottlenecks was the...

10.04.2025 0 Read More

🚀 Installing Stimulus in an Existing Rails 7 Project (with Importmap)

After hours of trial and error, this is the most effective way I found to properly set up Stimulus in an existing Rails 7 app using Importmap. If you’ve run into issues like MIME type errors or Stim...

13.04.2025 0 Read More

Seamless Loading with Hotwire Native

By Stephen Nelson (Director of Engineering at Katalyst) and Alan Cornthwaite (Senior Engineer Katalyst).Hotwire Native makes it easy to wrap a Rails app. It’s quick, lightweight, and gets you from a...

23.04.2025 0 Read More

Sanitize your strings in JavaScript like a Rails developer

This article, originally published on Rails Designer, is extracted from the book JavaScript for Rails Developers. Get your copy today. ✌️Ruby (and Rails) are known for great Developer Experience. ...

24.04.2025 0 Read More