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A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: Authorization with Pundit

Learn how Pundit authorization actually works in Rails, from request flow to policy scopes, with practical examples for JavaScript developers.
Will Larry
February 18, 2026
- Rails
- Authorization
- Pundit
- Ruby
- Policies
props_template 1.0: A high performance, more opinionated jbuilder replacement

props_template 1.0: A high performance, more opinionated jbuilder replacement
Johny Ho
February 13, 2026
- Rails
- Performance
- Development
- Ruby
A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: What is Polymorphic Rails Model?

Learn how Rails polymorphic associations work under the hood, from database schema to model setup, with clear examples for JavaScript developers new to ActiveRecord.
Will Larry
February 11, 2026
Claude Code: Production ready code in a two-week sprint

AI-generated code doesn’t have to be throwaway code. Here’s how we used Claude Code to build a fully-tested, production-quality Rails prototype in two weeks, complete with a robust test suite, clean commits, and code we were proud to have written.
Chad Pytel, Louis Antonopoulos & Michelle Taute
February 9, 2026
- AI
- Prototyping
- Rails
Teach your models to act, not just be

…or end up hunting for logic in jobs and controllers.
Matheus Richard
February 6, 2026
A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: ActiveRecord Fundamentals

Learn how Rails ActiveRecord differs from JavaScript ORMs and why the database-first approach eliminates boilerplate.
Will Larry
February 4, 2026
- Web
- Best Practices
- Ruby
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: What does Composition Over Inheritance mean?

Rails framework code is full of inheritance magic, but your application code doesn’t have to be. Learn how composition makes dependencies explicit, testing easier, and debugging a breeze—using patterns you already know from JavaScript.
Will Larry
January 28, 2026
- Web
- Best Practices
- Ruby
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
What Shoulda Matchers Is Actually Doing For You

Rails model specs full of setup and error-message checks? There’s a reason so many teams replace them using shoulda-matchers. We’ll look at what those expectations are doing, how they make your tests more resilient to changes, and a lot less noisy.
Matheus Sales
January 23, 2026
- RSpec
- Rails
- Shoulda
- Ruby
- Testing
A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: Where Does Everything Come From?

Discover where Rails methods come from and solve the biggest confusion JavaScript developers face when learning Rails.
Will Larry
January 21, 2026
- Web
- Best Practices
- Ruby
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
- Learning
Code audits in the days of AI - A new Claude skill

Run a code audit on your Rails app using thoughtbot’s best practices with this new Claude skill.
Jose Blanco
January 20, 2026
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