Decouple Your Models with Form Objects
Talk given by Andrew Markle.
Form Object
Definition
An object that can be passed into a form.
Typically added to a new directory called app/forms.
Benefits:
- Not limited to ActiveRecord objects
- Model agnostic
Challenges with Multi Page Forms
Working with Nested Attributes, managing data... Continue reading
ActionCable + Amazon Alexa
Talk given by Julian Cheal and Jonan Scheffler.
Intent schema
The intent schema allows you to setup a mapping for tasks that you want it to run. Example: deploying an application to heroku
This Interaction Model is a co... Continue reading
Observing Change: A Gold Master Test in Practice - Jake Worth
Jake Worth discusses how developing legacy code is inevitable. Every production application will, at some point, become a legacy application.
In order to properly work on legacy applications, tests are a prerequisite.
- Unit tests
- API tests
- UI tests
Unit tests get the closest to specifying application behavior, but can still fall short.
Gold Master Test
Genesis of idea: Wor... Continue reading
JSON Web Tokens - Lance Ivy
Lance discussed the concept of JWT (JSON Web Tokens), starting with the example of how to share authentication between multiple applications (a mobile and a Rails web application).
What is Logging in?
- User logs in from browser.
- Browser is sent back a cookie from the server. Follows the request/response lifecycle.
- Cookies are headers in HTTP request/responses.
What are cookies?
Analogy: session cookies are not like choco... Continue reading
Keynote: David Heinemeier Hansson
To kick off Rails Conf, the founder of the Ruby on Rails framework (along with 37signals, Basecamp, etc), David Heinemeier Hansson, discussed a number of topics:
- Picking the right tool for the job from an application development perspective.
- Understanding that it's not possible to know everything in the development community (aka a new JS framework each week, every SQL command, etc.).
- Embracing the Rails community,... Continue reading