~rubyweekly | Issue 708 - Ruby's method methodology (12)

Sunspot: Solr-Powered Search for Ruby Objects — “Provides a simple, intuitive, expressive DSL backed by powerful features for indexing objects and searching for them.”

The Design Decisions and Evolution of Method Definitions — If you enjoyed Victor’s series of posts digging into Ruby syntax last year (found here), he’s back with a new series studying Ruby language design decisions. He starts with a focus on method definitions and the myriad of features available when defining methods.

▶  SaaS on Rails on PostgreSQL — A 25-minute talk given at last week’s POSETTE Postgres conference flying through many of the considerations and techniques involved in using and scaling the use of Postgres when building modern Rails apps.

Introducing a cd Command to IRB — While not a complete port of the popular Pry command, this brings easier object introspection into IRB. It’s (mostly) built on top of popws and pushws, so more syntactic sugar than a new feature.

Refactoring Transaction Blocks with end-Less Methods — Two weeks ago, Lucian gave us a tour of Ruby’s end-less methods. Now, he shows us a specific use case, based upon making minor improvements to two Rails apps.

Inertia.js in Rails: A New Era of Effortless Integration? — Inertia enables building “modern single-page React, Vue, and Svelte apps using classic server-side routing”. While its main target is PHP’s Laravel framework, it can integrate with Rails too, and help you bridge the SPA / HTML rendering divide.

🚀 Need an Action Plan to Upgrade to Rails 7.2 and Ruby 3.3? — The Roadmap by @FastRubyIO: Discover the work and effort it takes to upgrade and ensure security compliance.

So We've Got a Memory Leak... — A neat post covering the thoughts and ideas that might arise when you encounter what appears to be a memory leak in an app, followed by the practical steps to actually take.

Rouge 4.3: Pure Ruby Pygments-Compatible Syntax Highlighting — A long standing project that supports over 200 different languages, including Ruby, of course. Its HTML output is compatible with stylesheets designed for the popular Python-based Pygments highlighter. GitHub repo.

command_kit: A Toolkit for Building Robust CLI Commands — Define commands for a CLI app using plain-old Ruby classes with options and arguments declared as attributes. command_kit then wires everything up in good UNIX / POSIX fashion and adds features like interactive input, terminal size detection, and man pages.

MiniMagick: A Mini Replacement for RMagick — For when you don’t need the full power of RMagick and just want access to ImageMagick / GraphicsMagick’s command line features for resizing, rotating, converting, and inspecting images.

WorkOS: Enterprise-Grade Auth You Can Implement in Minutes — Like an enterprise plan in a box: WorkOS provides flexible, easy-to-use APIs to integrate SSO, SCIM, Audit Logs, User Management, and more. Used by some of the hottest startups including Perplexity, Vercel, & Webflow. Future-proof your auth stack with WorkOS.