🚀 Freelance web developerhttps://alsohelp.comhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-type-narrowinghttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-type-narrowingNarrowing types in TS, a quick tourMon, 02 Jun 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/html-input-type-number-alternativehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/html-input-type-number-alternativeAn alternative to the very classic HTML input of type numberSun, 01 Jun 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/free-space-on-boot-partition-linux-minthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/free-space-on-boot-partition-linux-mintBug frequently encountered on my Linux Mint machineSat, 31 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-change-astro-nodejs-versionhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-change-astro-nodejs-versionA quick tour about how to change the NodeJS version of your Astro projectFri, 30 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/go-simplest-examplehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/go-simplest-exampleThe simplest Go program you can start with.Thu, 29 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-clean-and-hard-refresh-chromehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-clean-and-hard-refresh-chromeA way to really clean the cache and weird stuff of Chrome.Wed, 28 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/git-clean-local-brancheshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/git-clean-local-branchesLet's say your local branches are messy. Here is a quick guide about how to clean 'em up.Tue, 27 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-philosophy-explained-with-drawingshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-philosophy-explained-with-drawingsIt's not easy to understand why Rails was built like this, especially for beginners. I hope my little SVG drawings will helpMon, 26 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/t-vs-any-in-typescripthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/t-vs-any-in-typescriptA beginner lesson about T vs any in TypescriptSun, 25 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/is-typescript-difficult-to-learnhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/is-typescript-difficult-to-learnMy review about me after having learned TypeScriptSat, 24 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-primitive-typeshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-primitive-typesMy simple memo about TypeScript primitive types.Fri, 23 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/unpoly-outclasses-hotwirehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/unpoly-outclasses-hotwireUnpoly vs Hotwire... both are pushing the frontend in the same direction, but Unpoly made it with more simplicity. Here is why.Thu, 22 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-declare-arrayhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-declare-arrayHow to declare an array in TypeScript the right way. A small recap, mostly note to self.Wed, 21 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/background-jobs-in-rails-8-are-delightfulhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/background-jobs-in-rails-8-are-delightfulRails 8 includes everything you need to run and monitor background jobs. I found this feature to be incredibly relevant.Tue, 20 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/where-one-equals-one-in-sqlhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/where-one-equals-one-in-sqlA small, dirty but useful SQL trickMon, 19 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/each-child-in-a-list-should-have-a-unique-key-prophttps://alsohelp.com/blog/each-child-in-a-list-should-have-a-unique-key-propA very classic React bug, so I leave it here as a note to myself for the future :)Sun, 18 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-display-git-shortsha-in-terminalhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-display-git-shortsha-in-terminalA quick guide about the git shortsha usage and shorcut in terminalSat, 17 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/is-react-beginner-friendlyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/is-react-beginner-friendlyMy opinion about React for junior developers. Popular it is, job-friendly it is, but is it accessible to junior developers?Fri, 16 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-opinionhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-opinionRails 8 has been incredibly enjoyable so far, removing large parts of complexity, and allowing devs to replace any parts of the stack.Thu, 15 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-get-all-but-last-elementhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/typescript-get-all-but-last-elementA small article about removing last element in TypeScript, mostly a matter of read-abilityWed, 14 May 2025 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-bootstrap-5https://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-bootstrap-5A very simple tutorial about Rails 8 and Bootstrap 5, since starting with Boostrap is already given by the framework by default with little config.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/my-honest-opinion-about-hatchboxhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/my-honest-opinion-about-hatchboxHatchbox.io is a deployment platform for Ruby-on-Rails users. I used it recently, so for people ashamed of trying, here is my review.Wed, 15 May 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-install-laravel-11-on-linuxhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-install-laravel-11-on-linuxLaravel 11 is the new version of Laravel - at the time of writing. Let's see how to install it on a Ubuntu-based machine.Fri, 10 May 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-deploy-a-rails-7-app-to-herokuhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-deploy-a-rails-7-app-to-herokuHeroku is the most well-known deployment platform, and also the easiest to use. Let's try it on a fresh but realistic Rails 7 application.Sun, 05 May 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-benchmark-ruby-codehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-benchmark-ruby-codeLearn how to benchmark (i.e. measure performance) Ruby code in this small article.Wed, 01 May 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/get-rid-of-rails-failed-to-allocate-memoryhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/get-rid-of-rails-failed-to-allocate-memoryThis bug is really tricky, so here is my journey solving it. Maybe this will help other not to be too impatient :)Thu, 04 Apr 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-generate-an-open-graph-image-in-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-generate-an-open-graph-image-in-rubyOpen graph image allows you to have a nice picture preview on social media. Let's see how to do it in Ruby.Mon, 01 Apr 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/better-tests-reporters-for-rails-7https://alsohelp.com/blog/better-tests-reporters-for-rails-7Tests reporters help us to increase the readability of our whole test suite. Let's see how to improve the default one.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-disable-turbo-on-specific-links-with-railshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-disable-turbo-on-specific-links-with-railsTurbo is precisely made to speed up page transition, but sometimes it's better to have a slower page transition - that works.Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-add-or-remove-a-stimulus-controllerhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-add-or-remove-a-stimulus-controllerA quick memo about how to add or remove a Stimulus controller - I recommend to rely on generator this time.Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-use-the-reduce-method-in-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-use-the-reduce-method-in-rubyreduce in Ruby seems tricky if you didn't used it for a long time. Principle is simple, but let's see the syntax.Sat, 09 Mar 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/live-reload-a-rails-7-application-an-unsatisfaying-attempthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/live-reload-a-rails-7-application-an-unsatisfaying-attemptLivereload a Rails app on your local machine is still not available natively. Maybe in next version of Rails, but not yet.Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-iterate-over-a-ruby-arrayhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-iterate-over-a-ruby-arrayA short memo about how to iterate over a Ruby arrayWed, 28 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-hotwire-a-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-8-hotwire-a-tutorialRails 8 comes with Hotwire by default to handle frontend complexity. Here is a simple tutorial from scratch.Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rollup-vs-esbuild-for-railshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rollup-vs-esbuild-for-railsRollup and Esbuild can both handle JavaScript files in a Rails app. I made some little experiments, both locally and in-production.Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/erb-vs-hamlhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/erb-vs-hamlThis is an opinionated article about ERB and HAML with Rails. Let's compare each other and pick a winner.Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-7-kaminari-pagination-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-7-kaminari-pagination-tutorialHere is a tutorial about how to paginate with Rails 7 and Kaminari.Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ai-unbeaten-algorithm-exercise-can-mbappe-join-real-madridhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ai-unbeaten-algorithm-exercise-can-mbappe-join-real-madridWhether MBappé is able to join Real Madrid depends on your ability to write the correct algorithmTue, 13 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/authentication-vs-authorization-with-rails-7https://alsohelp.com/blog/authentication-vs-authorization-with-rails-7Authorization means give or refuse access to the current User to some URLs. It's closely bound to Authentication, but it's different.Mon, 12 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-teach-algorighm-to-others-now-that-ai-is-all-over-the-placehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-teach-algorighm-to-others-now-that-ai-is-all-over-the-placeAlgorithms are probably one of the only disciplines of web development (maybe with testing) that requires lots of regular training before being mastered and correctly abstracted by the brain. But now that AI is everywhere, and is able to write algorithms, how do you teach students such a practice?Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-find-element-inside-a-ruby-arrayhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-find-element-inside-a-ruby-arrayA quick article about how to retrieve an element inside a Ruby array.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/why-is-rails-not-more-popularhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/why-is-rails-not-more-popularIf Rails is so good, why is it not more used?Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/check-if-hash-has-key-in-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/check-if-hash-has-key-in-rubyWith Ruby, there are some cases where you want to check if a given key is already in the hash.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/generate-authentication-like-rails-8-willhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/generate-authentication-like-rails-8-willUntil recently, Rails comes with no default way to authenticate the user, like Laravel does in the PHP world.Mon, 29 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/the-simplest-turbo-frame-examplehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/the-simplest-turbo-frame-exampleTurbo frame is a powerful feature of Hotwire, here is a quick memo about how to follow conventions in the simplest case. Convention over configuration is powerful, but sometimes it is also a problem when you are not sure anymore about conventions ;) so I plan to release more "simplest *** Hotwire feature".Sun, 28 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-encode-url-string-in-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-encode-url-string-in-rubyEncoding a String in Ruby may be trickier than I initially thought, given the number of options available. Here is my take.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-form-with-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-form-with-tutorialform_with is known as a form helper, which means it's an abstraction to build well-known, standard HTML form.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-and-tailwind-starter-kithttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-and-tailwind-starter-kitToday I'm releasing a brand new Ruby-on-Rails starter kit, that mixes Tailwind and Rails.Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-flash-messages-and-uxhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-flash-messages-and-uxFlash message is a very old notion of Ruby-on-Rails. This article will be focused on the usability of these messages.Mon, 15 Jan 2024 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-split-arrayhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-split-arrayA quick tutorial about how to split a Ruby Array.Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-console-command-made-easierhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-console-command-made-easierRails console commands what you can politely ask Rails to execute, like launching a local web server, launch test, and so on. Let's dive.Mon, 19 Dec 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-array-sorthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-array-sortArrays, in Ruby, like other languages, are containers of a list of elements that can be of any nature. Let's see how to sort them in this quick tutorial.Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-multiline-stringhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-multiline-stringWith Ruby, there are different ways to create multiline strings. In this article, we will go over the main methodologies and highlight their functionalities. But before that, there are two things that are relevant when writing multiline strings.Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-pundit-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-pundit-tutorialPundit is here to help you to implement Authorization in a Rails app. Let's see how.Mon, 31 Oct 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-ternary-operatorhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-ternary-operatorOperators are a basic tool in programming languages. The main ones are arithmetic and comparison operators. Ruby includes the ternary operator, which encapsulates both, an if statement and a comparison in a single line of code.Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-and-sveltejs-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-and-sveltejs-tutorialSvelte is the new paradigm of frameworks. Since it came to life in 2016, developers have argued a lot about it and compared it to its big brothers, namely React, Angular and Vue. In this article, we will deep dive into how this new framework works, its benefits and how to implement it with Ruby-on-Rails.Mon, 17 Oct 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-substringhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-substringWhen interacting with strings, it is very useful to select subsets of them. There is no method in Ruby dedicated to this special purpose. I hope this small article will helpMon, 10 Oct 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-authentication-tutorial-with-devisehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-authentication-tutorial-with-deviseRuby-on-Rails comes with a default authentication since version 8, but Devise is still very used. So here is a tutorial about Rails and Devise.Mon, 03 Oct 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-vs-javascripthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-vs-javascriptA small articles about differences between Ruby and JS.Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby_group_by_or_rails_group_byhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby_group_by_or_rails_group_bygroup_by is an extremely useful feature, recently natively adopted in JS. But here is an article about the difference between Ruby and Rails for this particular feature.Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-fakerhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-fakerA tutorial about Rails and the Faker gem. The Faker gem, as the name implies, allow us to create a bunch of fake but useful data for the test suite.Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-arelhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-arelArel is here from the Rails 3 version, and provide a language to write SQL queries in a much clearer and readable way. Let's see how.Mon, 05 Sep 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-loops-overviewhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-loops-overviewloops are on the fundamental of programming. Here is a quick dive about loops in Ruby.Mon, 29 Aug 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-set-up-javascript-testing-for-rails-7-with-jesthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-set-up-javascript-testing-for-rails-7-with-jestJest is gaining momentum in the JS world, so let's see how to use it with Rails.Thu, 25 Aug 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-handle-ruby-exceptionshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-handle-ruby-exceptionsA quick tutorial about how to handle exceptions in Ruby.Mon, 22 Aug 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-log-monitoring-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-log-monitoring-tutorialLog monitoring means tracking warning and bugs. Here is a quick tutorial with logster.Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-avohq-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-avohq-tutorialAvo's primary purpose is to manage database records for Rails applications. Here is a quick tutorial with Rails.Thu, 07 Jul 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-enumerable-modulehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-enumerable-moduleThe Enumerable Module is my personal favorite feature in Ruby. Let's dive into its power :)Mon, 04 Jul 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-viewcomponents-tutorial-and-exampleshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-viewcomponents-tutorial-and-examplesA ViewComponent is simply a Ruby object and a template. Here is a quick tutorial from scratch about their use.Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-link-to-tutorial-and-exampleshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-link-to-tutorial-and-examplesThe link_to helper simply builds links. Here is a quick tutorial about various use cases.Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-define-and-use-a-ruby-hashhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-define-and-use-a-ruby-hashHash in Ruby allows to store and manage pairs of key/value. Here is a small tutorial about the use of Hashes.Thu, 02 Jun 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-vuejs-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-vuejs-tutorialRuby-on-Rails minimalistic, default app starts without VueJS. Even JavaScript is optional. But only submitting forms and display inputs is no more a web standard. Dynamic, intuitive interfaces are.Mon, 30 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-tailwind-css-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-and-tailwind-css-tutorialTailwindCSS is nowadays one of the most CSS framework used in the web dev world. Let's see how to use it with Rails.Mon, 30 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-inheritancehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-inheritanceObject Oriented Programming aims to bring the logics of the real world to programming languages. Inheritance is one of them. Here is are quick explanations about inheritance in Ruby.Thu, 19 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-pattern-matchinghttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-pattern-matchingself is a reserved keyword in Ruby that always refers to the current object. Let's see how to use it.Thu, 19 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/le-wagon-a-reviewhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/le-wagon-a-reviewI asked someone who attended LeWagon to write a review about it. Here it is!Tue, 17 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-use-rails-flash-messageshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-use-rails-flash-messagesA simple tutorial about how to use flash messages with Rails.Mon, 02 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/kill-rails-server-a-how-to-guidehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/kill-rails-server-a-how-to-guideA simple tutorial about how to kill a local Rails server.Mon, 02 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-alpinejs-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-alpinejs-tutorialAlpineJS is here to augment behaviours of HTML that is already rendered by the server. It's a direct competitor of Hotwire. Let's see how to use it.Mon, 02 May 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-get-a-random-number-in-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-get-a-random-number-in-rubyA simple tutorial about how to get a truly random number with the Ruby language.Thu, 28 Apr 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-block-procs-and-lambdahttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-block-procs-and-lambdaRuby is a language that uses multiple programming paradigms, most commonly object-oriented and functional, and with its functional nature comes the idea of functions. Ruby uses three types of closures, namely blocks, procs, and lambdas.Thu, 28 Apr 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-selfhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-selfself is a reserved keyword in Ruby that always refers to the current object. Let's see how to use it.Thu, 28 Apr 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-analytics-made-simplehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-analytics-made-simpleGoogle analytics is not anymore an option, at least in the EU. It's barely legal regarding GDPR, and we start to see companies being blamed for using it. Alternatives to Google Analytics are not free, and not cheap. Even open-source solutions are not that easy to implement.Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-rename-a-rails-apphttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-rename-a-rails-appRenaming a Rails app is not a difficult task and can be handled manually. Let's see how.Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-administrate-tutorial-and-philosophyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-administrate-tutorial-and-philosophyAdministrate is a Ruby gem that helps your team to manage database content with a clean UI by default, while still giving you any possibility to customize appearance and behaviour.Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-attr-accessor-attr-writer-attr-readerhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-attr-accessor-attr-writer-attr-readerSome recap about access of attributes in a Ruby objectThu, 24 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/action-mailer-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/action-mailer-tutorialA simple tutorial about Action Mailer with Rails 7 or 8Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-debug-with-ruby-debughttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-debug-with-ruby-debugHow to debug Rails 7 app with ruby/debug. Should also work for Rails 8 :)Mon, 14 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-constantshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-constantsConstant are not so often used in Ruby, however, it's always good to know how they work when the need arises. Constants are simply variables that are not meant to be changed.Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/custom-esbuild-for-railshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/custom-esbuild-for-railsesbuild is very useful in new Rails apps, even with the very last Rails 8 version. Let's see how to customise it.Mon, 07 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-regex-guidehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-regex-guideA beginner friendly guide about Ruby regexes. Even if nowadays, ChatGPT tend to be not-too-bad in this field :)Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-sidekiq-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-sidekiq-tutorialThe need for the existence of background jobs arises very quickly when you create a new Rails application for business purposes. Sidekiq was, for a long time, the de-facto tool of the Rails stack.Mon, 31 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-millisecondshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-millisecondsSome explanations and a warning about how Ruby handles millisecondsThu, 27 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-cypress-testinghttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-cypress-testingCypress is very interesting, since it matches one of the core Rails philosophy, which is "value integrated system"Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-map-with-indexhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-map-with-indexJust like many other programming languages, the Map method is also in ruby. You use a ruby map or map, in general, to transform the data and perform functions on each element of the object. You can use it with the hashes, ranges, and arrays. All these work as an Enumerable object with a map. Let's dive into this guide and learn more about the ruby map method.Thu, 20 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/vitejs-rails-a-wonderful-combinationhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/vitejs-rails-a-wonderful-combinationHow to handle properly frontend assets in Rails, without being dependent of instabilities of architectural choices. ViteJS is the best option so far IMHO.Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-strftime-short-and-long-storyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-strftime-short-and-long-storySome examples and explanations about Ruby's strftimeThu, 13 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-authentication-with-rodauth-an-elegant-gemhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-authentication-with-rodauth-an-elegant-gemA review of simple web form, and how Ruby-on-Rails handle them. From scratch.Mon, 10 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-enumerator-what-why-howhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-enumerator-what-why-howBefore we start using Enumerators, we need to understand the concept of Enumeration and the tools Ruby gives us for Enumeration. Also, we will be assuming that you are comfortable with blocks in Ruby.Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-create-tons-of-rails-appshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-create-tons-of-rails-appsYes, I already now about the rails new command. But what if you want better defaults, like an existing controller, an existing view, or another way to to launch the Procfile?Mon, 03 Jan 2022 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-add-columnhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-add-columnHow to add a column with Rails 8.Wed, 15 Dec 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-form-tutorialhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-form-tutorialA review of simple web form, and how Ruby-on-Rails handle them. From scratch.Sun, 18 Jul 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-unlesshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-unlessA article about the unless keyword in Ruby. A bit misleading at first glance, but very readable finally. Let's dive.Fri, 18 Jun 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/switch-case-statement-rubyhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/switch-case-statement-rubyAn article to see how to make switch case statement in Ruby, even if I'm personally not big fond of it, let's take a dive :)Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-private-methods-hackhttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-private-methods-hackPrivate methods in Ruby, are, like in other languages, not meant to be accessed from the outside. Let's see a quick hack about it.Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-nil-vs-blank-vs-empty-vs-presencehttps://alsohelp.com/blog/ruby-nil-vs-blank-vs-empty-vs-presenceThere are multiple ways to check presence in Ruby. Let's see them with various examples.Tue, 30 Mar 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-learn-railshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/how-to-learn-railsAn opinionated article about where to put efforts when you want to learn Rails. When you have prior experience...Mon, 22 Mar 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-new-optionshttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-new-optionsLet's see the official way to create Rails application, as well as the minimalistic option.Tue, 16 Mar 2021 01:02:03 GMThttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-active-supporthttps://alsohelp.com/blog/rails-active-supportA review of the benefits of Rails ActiveSupport, through an interview of a Rails teacher.Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:02:03 GMT