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How to Build a Desktop App with Rails 8 and Electron

Sat, 02 May 2026 23:23:56 +0000

From Web to Desktop: Wrapping a Rails Hotwire App in Electron Very often I find myself…

High ROI Testing: The 3 Secrets Every Solo Rails Dev Needs

Fri, 01 May 2026 23:11:36 +0000

Very often I see solo developers fall into one of two traps. Trap number one: They read a book on…

llm_cost_tracker 0.7.2: Rails-native LLM cost tracking, now more production-ready

Fri, 01 May 2026 08:18:59 +0000

Released llm_cost_tracker v0.7.2

Rails-based SSG: Perron (1.0.0 released)

Fri, 01 May 2026 02:42:24 +0000

Perron is an OSS Rails-based static site generator I released 9 months ago and now hit 1.0.0. Read the announcement post https://railsdesigner.com/perron-1-0/, the docs https://perron.railsdesigner.com/docs/ and check out the repo https://github.com/Rails-Designer/perron ⭐

The Importmap Guide to Shadcn: Beautiful UI with Zero Build Step

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:11:37 +0000

How to Use Shadcn UI in Rails 8 (Without React or Webpack) If you have looked at frontend…

Migflow: migration timeline, schema diffs and audit warnings for Rails

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:24:33 +0000

Migflow is a mountable Rails engine that adds a dashboard at /migflow with a visual timeline of all migrations, schema diffs between any two versions, an ERD graph, and audit warnings (missing indexes, unsafe null constraints, etc.). Also ships a CLI report for CI pipelines. Supports Rails 7+, Ruby 3.2+, and API-only apps.

Ruby Gem Discovery: HighLine

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:36:05 +0000

I recently stumbled upon a Ruby gem called HighLine that simplifies basic command line input/output via an ask method and supports validation, conversion, and multi-choices. https://andymaleh.blogspot.com/2026/04/ruby-gem-discovery-highline.html

Offliberty Ruby Gem and How It Works

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:39:02 +0000

https://www.railscarma.com/blog/what-is-offliberty-ruby-gem-and-how-it-works/

💎 Meet GemChat - AI Chat with Ruby Gem

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:48:47 +0000

https://gemchat.org/

Ruby beyond the server 👇

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:35:42 +0000

👉 https://rubystacknews.com/2026/04/29/opal-running-ruby-in-the-javascript-runtime-without-losing-your-mind/

The Secret to Side-by-Side Gem Development in Rails

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:10:37 +0000

Stop Pushing to GitHub: How to Test Ruby Gems Locally Very often I find myself writing a…

Stub responses to test code that interacts with RubyLLM

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:07:50 +0000

If you are using RubyLLM, but struggling to test code that interacts with an LLM, check out the new gem RubyLLM::Test. It makes it easy to stub responses as well as validate request parameters.

“Clever” code is overrated. Simple, understandable code wins.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:24:50 +0000

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/04/28/ruby-my-personal-opinion-its-best-not-to-overuse-the-block-parameter-it/

The Language of the Web: HTTP Basics You Actually Need to Know

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:11:41 +0000

HTTP Basics You Must Know As A Web Developer Very often I see new developers build an…

What took 1.5 months to build in React JS took 1.5 days in Glimmer DSL for Web Ruby

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:17:03 +0000

When I reimplemented a React component as the first Glimmer DSL for Web Component in my job’s Fintech Rails web app, I thought I did what would have taken 1 week in React in 1.5 days in Glimmer, which seemed like a great improvement in productivity at the time (333.33% the productivity if we count 1 week of React as 5 business days). I recently inspected the Git timeline of the original React component, and discovered that it actually took 1.5 months to develop initially!!! https://andymaleh.blogspot.com/2026/04/what-took-15-months-to-build-in-react.html

Self-hosted LLM Cost Tracker for Rails – v0.5.3 Released

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:55:08 +0000

I’ve just released v0.5.3 of llm_cost_tracker — a lightweight, self-hosted gem designed to track LLM API costs directly inside Ruby and Rails applications.

Bring your Bridgetown discussions to the Ruby Users Forum

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:19:02 +0000

https://www.rubyforum.org/t/bring-your-bridgetown-discussions-to-the-ruby-users-forum/

Ruby on Rails link_to Method

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:08:02 +0000

https://www.railscarma.com/blog/rails-link_to-method-the-complete-guide-with-examples/

Testing Spinel (from RubyKaigi 2026) in real conditions 👇

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:53:07 +0000

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/04/27/spinel-in-practice-what-works-and-what-breaks/

Using native Rails rate-limits in production

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:29:30 +0000

Learn how to rate-limit your Rails controllers in production with Rails’ native rate_limit method.

Stop Using Ugly Browser Alerts: Custom Turbo Confirms in Rails 8

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:11:35 +0000

I’m building a really nice, modern Rails application. I use Tailwind to make the buttons look great,…

Mustermann 4.0 released

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:29:37 +0000

For its 13-year anniversary, I’ve released Mustermann 4.0, the string pattern library powering Sinatra, Hanami, Grape, and others.

After RubyKaigi 2026, I came across Spinel.

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:32:20 +0000

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/04/27/spinel-a-different-direction-for-ruby-performance/

Rails 8: How to Auto-Generate Social Media Preview Cards

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:11:34 +0000

Very often I find myself sharing a link to my new Rails project on Twitter, Discord, or LinkedIn. But…

Fifteen Ruby takes on a DSL for stepped workers

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:32:05 +0000

A tour of fifteen ways to declare ordered worker steps in Ruby – from a plain manifest constant to macros, method hooks, modules, Fibers, Enumerators, and a small archaeological stop at continuations.