Loading Buttons archived
Converting action buttons into loading buttons is a common way for AJAX applications indicate that it’s waiting on the server to verify an action and respond.
July 14, 2016 • 2 min read
Archive 7
Progress Bars archived
How to create a progress bar using Ruby on Rails, AJAX, and Twitter Bootstrap.
September 8, 2015 • 2 min read
Mailing Lists archived
Mailing lists remain an effective way for groups to communicate. We’ll explore how to implement them in your Rails application to improve its overall user-ex...
February 21, 2015 • 5 min read
Infinite Scrolling with AJAX archived
Ruby on Rails and jQuery team up to allow your visitors to scroll through all your content without initially loading them all.
June 16, 2014 • 2 min read
Ajax Toggle Buttons archived
How to create toggle buttons using Ruby on Rails, ajax, and unobtrusive javascript. Straight-forward and boring, just how I like it.
April 16, 2014 • 2 min read
The Tricky World of Using Web APIs archived
When your application interacts with the web a lot can go wrong. Working with Ruby on Rails over the last five years, I’ve seen a lot of them first hand, and...
March 15, 2012 • 4 min read
Protecting Yourself from Malicious params archived
The issues and solutions to making your application’s handling of user parameters secure by default, before Ruby on Rails offered an out-of-the-box solution.
March 14, 2012 • 3 min read
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