Diagnosing Turbo Drive full page reloads in Rails
When Turbo Drive falls back to full page reloads, links and forms behave like traditional HTTP navigation. This guide shows how to find the cause and restore partial-page updates.
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turboRails strong_parameters missing param diagnostic guide
Controller logs show a parameter missing even though the payload contains it. This guide maps the condition to causes, ordered checks, and fixes for Rails strong_parameters filtering.
When Your Join Table Needs Its Own Logic: Choosing has_many :through in Rails
Choose has_many :through when your many-to-many relationship carries data or behavior—like appointment dates, statuses, or notifications. The join model becomes a first-class Active Record object with validations, callbacks, and scopes, keeping domain logic where it belongs.
Rails Active Storage: Moving File Uploads Off Your Application Server
Active Storage lets you swap local disk for S3, GCS, or Azure by changing configuration—not model code. This post walks through installation, service setup, a user-avatar example with on-the-fly resizing, and the URL gotcha when switching backends.
Turbo Streams in Rails 7 – A Practical Implementation Guide
Learn how to add real‑time updates to a Rails 7 app with Turbo Streams. This guide covers prerequisites, a step‑by‑step setup, example code, and troubleshooting tips to help you get instant DOM updates without WebSockets.
Choosing a Real‑Time Strategy for Rails 7: Action Cable vs. Pusher/Ably
When adding live updates to a Rails 7 app, you can go with the built‑in Action Cable or a managed WebSocket service like Pusher or Ably. This guide weighs the trade‑offs, shows a side‑by‑side comparison, and walks through a quick test of each option.
Paginating Active Record Queries in Rails
Replace unbounded Active Record queries with paginated scopes to limit memory use and database load in Rails applications.
Stop Loading Entire Tables: Pagination Choices in Rails Active Record
Pagination keeps Rails controllers from loading entire tables into memory. Compare offset pagination with LIMIT/OFFSET to cursor pagination using a stable key, and see how to slice ActiveRecord safely.
Mastering Rails 6+ Autoloading with Zeitwerk: From Setup to Pitfalls
Zeitwerk is Rails 6+ autoloading’s answer to stale constants and ambiguous loads. Learn how to enable it, set up a simple model, and avoid common pitfalls in this practical guide.