June 13, 2025 It's Friday. You're almost done. You just want to test an idea, run a quick prototype, or help a friend without messing up your local environment. So... enter one-liners. The kind that saves your day (and your weekend). Spin up a full Ruby app using Docker. No setup. No fuss. Just run … Continue reading 🧨 One-Liners That Get You Back to Your Weekend (Fast Ruby Project Starters)
June 11, 2025 In the world of embedded systems, performance and size matter. But what if we could write microcontroller logic in a language we love — like Ruby? That's the promise of PicoRuby: a lightweight implementation of Ruby, designed to run on tiny chips like the Raspberry Pi Pico and even the ESP32. I … Continue reading đź’Ž PicoRuby: Bringing Ruby to Microcontrollers and the Edge of IoT
May 15, 2025 CI isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s your early warning system against code chaos. Think of it as the oracular gatekeeper of your project: it may come with some setup costs, but those are nothing compared to the cost of bugs slipping through unnoticed. With the right CI strategy, we don’t just prevent our … Continue reading Mastering CI Across GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins & CircleCI — Without Losing Your Sanity
May 2, 2025 In recent years, many Ruby and Ruby on Rails projects have adopted React for their front-end needs. Whether you're building a modern single-page application (SPA) or just enhancing parts of your Rails views, learning React can open up a new world of interactivity and frontend control. This article is my first step … Continue reading 🚀 Getting Started with React and Docker: A “Hello World” for Ruby Developers
March 25, 2025 Introduction When building a new Ruby gem, setting up a consistent and isolated development environment is crucial. In this article, I’ll walk you through how I set up a Docker-based scaffold for a Ruby gem, ensuring a clean and reproducible setup with PostgreSQL integration. đź’Ž Build & Distribute Your Own Ruby Gem! … Continue reading Creating a Ruby Gem Scaffold with Docker and PostgreSQL
March 20, 2025 Daily readers, today’s article is a bit different. Usually, I dive into a specific Ruby or Ruby on Rails topic, but today, time is short, and I need to handle different tasks. So, I’ll share a quick but useful real-world problem I encountered. Need Help with a Heroku Project? Do you need … Continue reading Handling File Transfers in a Heroku Environment with Net::SFTP
March 12, 2025 Are you looking for a quick and efficient way to set up a complete Ruby on Rails development environment? With Docker, you can have a fully functional Rails stack—including PostgreSQL and all necessary configurations—up and running in just a few commands! For those interested in exploring how to Dockerize a Ruby on … Continue reading Streamline Your Ruby on Rails Development with Docker
November 27, 2024 In the world of modern web development, Docker has become a staple tool for creating consistent, isolated, and portable environments. However, when it comes to Dockerizing your Rails application, it’s crucial to build an optimized Docker image to ensure fast builds, minimal image sizes, and secure deployments. In this guide, we’ll walk … Continue reading Building the Perfect Docker Image for Your Rails App
November 14, 2024 When it comes to managing multiple Ruby projects with different versions, developers are often caught between two powerful tools: RVM (Ruby Version Manager) and Docker. Each tool has its strengths, but which one is right for you? Let’s break down these technologies and throw in a couple of jokes to keep things … Continue reading Ruby, RVM and Docker: A Match Made in Dev Heaven (or Not?)
December 18, 2024 Docker is a powerful tool that allows developers to package applications into containers, ensuring consistency across different environments. When working with Docker, you'll often encounter various image tags that help define the base image used for your containers. But what do these tags mean? In this article, we’ll break down the different … Continue reading Understanding Docker Image Tags: A Guide to Versions and Variants
Ruby Stack News