8: Hotwiring Multi-Platform Rails Apps with Ayush Newatia

Fullstack Ruby Podcast

Ayush is on the core team of Bridgetown, a specialist in Ruby on Rails and Hotwire app development, and a personal friend. I'm very excited to have him on the show today to talk about all things fullstack web dev, his new book The Rails & Hotwire Codex, and why vanilla is awesome!
Links:

• Bridgetown – Ruby site generator & fullstack framework
• The Rails & Hotwire Codex
• Ayush Newatia's socials:
  • Mastodon
  • Twitter
  • Business
  • Email

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Chapter

1. Introductions (00:00:00)

2. Ayush as an iOS an Android developer (00:01:15)

3. Becoming a Ruby on Rails web developer (00:03:09)

4. Dogfooding as a rite of passage (00:07:17)

5. React wtf and finding Hotwire (00:08:45)

6. Use the Platform™ isn't just for the web (00:12:57)

7. Frameworks which prioritize vanilla web tech (00:18:36)

8. The Rails and Hotwire Codex (00:19:43)

9. Surprises while authoring the book (00:25:26)

10. The engagement between Hotwire and Stimulus Reflex (00:29:15)

11. Custom Turbo Stream Actions! (00:38:07)

12. Wrapping things up (00:40:49)