Hotwire and Service Objects in Rails 7
If you are reading this blog post, I am going to assume some level of familiarity with Ruby on Rails v7 and some of the new tooling that...
Implementing a GDPR EULA in a Ruby on Rails Application
As almost everyone has by now heard, the EU has passed some new consumer privacy laws that go into effect later this week. There are a lot of...
Installing Drift into a Ruby on Rails or Jekyll Site
I frequently compare the profession of web development to that of being a carpenter. Much of our expertise relies in knowing the correct tool for any particular job,...
Domains For Sale
This page is a landing page for my domain sales side business (I believe the kids these days call it a 'side hustle'? I digress.) The domains I...
Redirecting To An External Link In A React Application
Recently, I was working on a React Application and wondered how I could link to an external web page. I was learning the in's and out's of React...
Debug Your Rails Application With This One Weird Trick
Fate is a fickle mistress. Sometimes you find yourself working in a fresh Rails application, the entire architecture of which fits inside of your mind. Other times, you...
Sending Responsive Emails In Ruby On Rails with Foundation For Emails
Recently, I was tasked with building a Report Card feature for our customers at work. After getting more details about the intent of the feature, I decided that...
Demo: Drawing on the screen using HTML5 canvas
Hold and drag your mouse cursor or finger around. Enjoy the vibrant colors as you explore your inner artist, or something like that. Feel free to print the...
Text To Speech Demonstration using Javascript
Here's a demo of the experimental "Speech Synthesis" interface of the Web Speech API. It should be noted that this does not currently work on mobile devices.
Form Typeahead using the new Fetch API
Pretty simple demo: Start typing into the form box....
Updating CSS variables with Javascript in the Swiss Alps
Move the range sliders around to update our CSS variables with Javascript and reveal my hiking picture taken in the Swiss Alps, in Gimmelwald, Switzerland. Though...
Speech to Text Translation Demo with Javascript
Check this out – See that thing in the upper left corner of the browser? Click “Allow” to allow my website to briefly access your microphone, then start...
Working with React
React, the javascript library invented by Facebook, is a very hot technology right now, and rightly so. With such a small surface area of API calls to learn...
TheatreJS Demo
Recently, I discovered a cool little library called TheatreJS, created by Gabin Aureche. This library adds an animated effect mimicking human typing behavior in real time. I love...
Embedding Interactive Ruby Snippets Into Web Pages
Let's say you're a web developer and occasionally need to blog about code. You want to show off how to do this or that. Conventionally, there is no...
Data Visualization With D3
Lately, I’ve been working on data visualizations at work. The idea is taking some data, whether it be votes from an election, the data from your FitBit, or...
Introducing the TwitterImageTag Rubygem
When I’m building a web application that is in the early prototype stage, I like to allow users to have profile pictures, but sometimes want to skip the...
Adding Twitter Cards & Facebook Cards to a Jekyll App
Twitter and Facebook Cards makes it possible to attach images to posts that automatically link to your content. LinkedIn also uses the same “Open Graph” protocol that Facebook...
iOS Swift App Demo
I recently put a swift demo app together as a way to show interest and at least passing familiarity with Swift / Xcode 7 / iOS Development. (Other...
Add an Apple Touch Icon to a Ruby App
This website runs on the Jekyll framework, which is a Ruby based blogging platform invented by Tom Preston-Werner, the founder of GitHub. After getting this website styled and...
Super Mario Easter Egg
This website holds a secret…
Introducing Boston Ipsum
Introducing the Boston Ipsum Ruby Gem.