Ruby Central Courses

Accessible by Default

Learn strategies for making large, existing Rails applications accessible through automated scanning, custom forms, and preview-driven development.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Rails as a Piece of Birthday Cake

Discover how to structure Rails applications using a layered approach for better maintainability, drawing parallels with birthday cakes to illustrate effective strategies for scaling and organizing your codebase.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Teaching Capybara Testing - An Illustrated Adventure

Illustrated adventure exploring end-to-end testing with Capybara, covering basics and enlightening developers on the importance of comprehensive testing beyond unit tests.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Custom Design Pattern for Building Dynamic ActiveRecord Queries

Explore a custom design pattern for creating efficient, flexible, and readable ActiveRecord queries in Rails applications using query objects and builders.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Zero Downtime Rails Upgrades

Learn strategies for seamless Rails upgrades, enabling continuous feature development and predictable results. Discover techniques to minimize downtime and uncertainty in the upgrade process.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Building Workplaces for Caregivers - Supporting Parents in Tech

Supporting parents in tech: strategies for creating inclusive workplaces, retaining talent, and fostering a better environment for families and businesses.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hotwiring My React Brain

Transitioning from React to Rails' Hotwire: A journey of rediscovering server-side rendering for rich, responsive UIs with minimal JavaScript and maximum efficiency.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Beyond CRUD - The PostgreSQL Techniques Your Rails App Is Missing

Discover advanced PostgreSQL techniques for Rails, including locking mechanisms and mutex, to enhance scalability and reliability. Learn from real production outages and improve your app's performance.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Picture Is Worth a 1000 Lines of Code

Discover how to transform abstract coding concepts into visual representations, enhancing communication and understanding in tech education and workplace settings.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Terms of Deployment - The Process of Evaluating Hatchbox, Fly, and Render for Developers

Explore the evaluation process for modern Rails deployment platforms, comparing Hatchbox, Fly, and Render as alternatives to Heroku, with insights on decision-making for future projects.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Functional Patterns in Ruby

Explore functional programming concepts from OCaml and their application in Ruby for cleaner, more future-proof code design.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

ActiveRecord - Encryption - Stop Hackers from Reading Your Data

Learn to implement ActiveRecord::Encryption in Rails applications, including benefits, pitfalls, and real-world experiences from GitHub's implementation. Gain confidence in securing sensitive data.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Breaking the Grind - Crafting Your Ideal Software Engineering Career Build

Explore software engineering career paths through RPG-inspired skill trees, unlocking new abilities and advancing expertise in programming, delivery, organizational development, and team management.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Bridging the Gap - Creating Trust Between Non-Technical Stakeholders and Engineering Teams

Explore strategies to build trust between non-technical stakeholders and engineering teams using data analysis and effective communication for improved project outcomes.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Go Passwordless with WebAuthn in Ruby

Explore WebAuthn for passwordless authentication in Ruby apps. Learn its benefits, implementation, and how it enhances security and user experience using biometrics and public-key cryptography.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk