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Stop Building Ugly Admin Panels: Why Avo is the Future of Rails Admins
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 4w ago
Stop Building Ugly Admin Panels: Why Avo is the Future of Rails Admins
The "Admin Panel" Ticket We all know the feeling. You are building an exciting new SaaS....
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The "Middle" of Nowhere: Demystifying Middleware in Rails
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 4w ago
The "Middle" of Nowhere: Demystifying Middleware in Rails
The "Black Box" Between the Browser and Your Code When you are learning Rails, you usually...
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The Renaissance of the One-Person Framework: Why Rails is More Relevant Than Ever
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Renaissance of the One-Person Framework: Why Rails is More Relevant Than Ever
If I had a nickel for every time a "State of Web Dev" article declared Ruby on Rails dead, I wouldn't...
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Why I Switched from RSpec to Minitest (Rails Default)
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Why I Switched from RSpec to Minitest (Rails Default)
The Industry Standard If you’ve been in the Rails ecosystem for a while, RSpec is likely...
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How Hotwire Restored My Sanity in Web Development
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
How Hotwire Restored My Sanity in Web Development
I'll admit it: I used to be a React maximalist. I spent years believing that if you wanted a...
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Ruby vs. Python: Why I Choose Happiness Over Hype
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Ruby vs. Python: Why I Choose Happiness Over Hype
Let’s get the elephant out of the room immediately: Python has won the popularity contest. If you...
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The Faster Way to Scrape: Finding "Hidden" APIs in Modern Websites
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Faster Way to Scrape: Finding "Hidden" APIs in Modern Websites
The Headless Browser Trap If you want to scrape a modern React or Vue website, the...
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The SaaS Architecture Guide: How to Handle Multitenancy in Rails Routing
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The SaaS Architecture Guide: How to Handle Multitenancy in Rails Routing
Most Rails developers stop learning routing after resources :posts. But if you are building a SaaS...
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The Missing Macro: 3 Ways to "belongs_to :through" in Rails
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Missing Macro: 3 Ways to "belongs_to :through" in Rails
The Missing Link If you’ve spent more than a week with Ruby on Rails, you’ve probably used...
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The Magic of lvh.me: Testing Rails Subdomains in Development
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Magic of lvh.me: Testing Rails Subdomains in Development
The /etc/hosts Headache If you are building a SaaS that uses subdomains (like...
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Why I Stopped Using Docker in Development
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Why I Stopped Using Docker in Development
The Industry Standard Trap If you look at any "Modern Web Dev" tutorial, Step 1 is almost...
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TDD is a Luxury: Pragmatic Testing for the Solo Developer
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
TDD is a Luxury: Pragmatic Testing for the Solo Developer
The Dogma vs. The Deadline If you spend any time in the Rails community, you’ve heard the...
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Stop Using Net::HTTP: A Guide to Modern Ruby Requests
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Stop Using Net::HTTP: A Guide to Modern Ruby Requests
Ruby has a standard library for making web requests called Net::HTTP. It is famously terrible. The...
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Where Does gem install Actually Go? Exploring the Ruby Filesystem
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Where Does gem install Actually Go? Exploring the Ruby Filesystem
We type gem install rails or bundle install every day. Text scrolls down the screen, and suddenly we...
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The Holy Trinity: Ruby, Bundler, and Gemfiles Explained
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Holy Trinity: Ruby, Bundler, and Gemfiles Explained
If you are coming from JavaScript (npm/yarn) or Python (pip/virtualenv), the Ruby way of doing things...
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The Solo Frontend Team: Building a UI System in Pure Ruby
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
The Solo Frontend Team: Building a UI System in Pure Ruby
The "Partial" Problem We love Rails. We love ERB. But let's be honest: app/views is...
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Stop Killing Your Database: 5 ActiveRecord Tips for Faster Rails Apps
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Stop Killing Your Database: 5 ActiveRecord Tips for Faster Rails Apps
In this article, I want to share my journey with ActiveRecord. When I first started with Rails, I...
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Design for Developers: How to Stop Making Ugly Apps
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Design for Developers: How to Stop Making Ugly Apps
The "Blank Page" Paralysis You have the database schema planned. You have the models...
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Why Your Next Rails App Doesn't Need Nginx or Apache
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Why Your Next Rails App Doesn't Need Nginx or Apache
The "Nginx Tax" For the last 15 years, deploying a Rails app to production involved a...
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Why Your Next Rails App Doesn't Need Nginx or Apache
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 1mo ago
Why Your Next Rails App Doesn't Need Nginx or Apache
The "Nginx Tax" For the last 15 years, deploying a Rails app to production involved a...
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Testing the Unstable: How to Write Tests for Scrapers
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 2mo ago
Testing the Unstable: How to Write Tests for Scrapers
The Scraper’s Dilemma Testing a normal Rails app is straightforward: you control the...
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Rails on iOS/Android: Can You Build a "Real" App with Hotwire Native?
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 2mo ago
Rails on iOS/Android: Can You Build a "Real" App with Hotwire Native?
The "Mobile App" Dread You’ve built a beautiful Rails SaaS. You have users. You have...
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The $0 Infrastructure: Launching a Rails SaaS for Free in 2026
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 2mo ago
The $0 Infrastructure: Launching a Rails SaaS for Free in 2026
The AWS Fear Factor The biggest blocker for many developers starting a side project isn't...
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Fire Your DevOps Team: A Solo Dev’s Guide to Kamal 2
Dev.to · Zil Norvilis 2mo ago
Fire Your DevOps Team: A Solo Dev’s Guide to Kamal 2
The Deployment Dilemma For the last decade, developers have been stuck between a rock and...
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