Confreaks Courses

Value Objects: The Most Useful Design Pattern in Ruby

Explore value objects in Ruby: their uses, benefits, and combination with factory patterns to enhance code design, performance, and maintainability.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Progressive Web Apps with Ruby on Rails

Explore building offline-first PWAs with Rails, covering service workers, Push API, and background sync for seamless user experiences and automatic content updates.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Build High Performance Active Record Apps - Workshop

Leverage powerful Active Record capabilities for high-performance queries and multi-database configurations. Master efficient querying, indexing, and query planning techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Pairing with Intention: A Guide for Mentors - RailsConf 2024

Explore intentional pair programming techniques to empower mentees, focusing on targeted learning outcomes while maintaining engagement and confidence.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Attraction Mailbox - Why I Love Action Mailbox

Explore Action Mailbox to enhance Rails apps with email-based interactions, focusing on routing and processing inbound emails for improved user experience.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How to Implement Accessibility for Back-End Developers

Descubre cómo los desarrolladores backend pueden mejorar la accesibilidad para usuarios y colegas, más allá de las responsabilidades frontend tradicionales.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dungeons and Developers: Uniting Experience Levels in Engineering Teams

Explore team dynamics through Dungeons & Dragons, identifying developer archetypes and creating a 'Developer Character Sheet' to highlight skills and talents in engineering teams.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From RSpec to Jest: JavaScript Testing for Rails Developers

Learn to write confident JavaScript tests using Jest, covering setup, mocking, DOM assertions, and more for Rails developers transitioning from RSpec.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

RailsConf 2024 - Opening Conference Keynote

Explore the future of Ruby on Rails with Nadia Odunayo's insightful keynote address, setting the tone for RailsConf 2024 and inspiring developers.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SQLite on Rails: From Rails New to 50k Concurrent Users - Workshop

Build and deploy a production-ready Rails app using SQLite, exploring features like separate databases, vector similarity search, point-in-time backups, and scaling to 50k+ concurrent users.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

So Writing Tests Feels Painful - What Now? - RailsConf 2024

Discover strategies to transform tedious testing into an opportunity for better software design, using RSpec examples to guide refactoring and manage complexity in Rails.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Implementing Native Composite Primary Key Support in Rails 7.1

Explore composite primary keys in Rails 7.1, optimize applications, and enhance database performance with this powerful new feature.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Beyond Senior: Lessons from the Technical Career Path

Explore the technical leadership path beyond senior roles, gaining insights from a Principal Engineer's 3-year journey and lessons learned.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ask Your Logs - Structured Logging for Rails Applications

Explore structured logging techniques to transform Rails logs into actionable data, enabling efficient debugging and insightful analysis of production issues.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

What's in a Name: From Variables to Domain-Driven Design

Explore semantic theory to master naming in software engineering, from variables to domain-driven design, enhancing code quality at all experience levels.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video