Tech

Why I initially dismissed Tailwind CSS as inline styles revisited, and what changed my mind after using it in real-world Rails and Phoenix projects.

How to use Claude Code hooks to automatically run code formatting and linting commands (like mix format or prettier) whenever files are modified.

My experience using Claude Code with the Tidewave MCP server to refactor a Phoenix LiveView project to DaisyUI, and what worked well versus the real limitations.

How my personal tech stack evolved from Rails Hotwire to React, and eventually to Phoenix LiveView—and why AI coding tools like Tidewave made Phoenix click for solo projects.

Why I moved a personal Rails project from Hotwire to Vite and React: UI component libraries like shadcn/ui, real-time AI component previewing, and the inevitable deployment trade-offs.

How to implement Google OAuth login in Rails 8 using OmniAuth and the built-in authentication generator, without relying on Devise.

Learn how to configure Neovim to support VS Code-style navigation features for Ruby on Rails projects using Ruby LSP, including route definition lookups and view file navigation through Code Lens.

How to configure hotwire-combobox in Rails to return custom prefixed IDs (like acct_xxx) using the `value` option in async_combobox_options.

A quick look at how the `&` operator works in Ruby, from `Symbol#to_proc` to converting method objects into blocks.

A quick summary of key new features in Rails 8: Kamal 2 with Thruster, Solid database-backed adapters (Queue, Cache, Cable), Propshaft asset pipeline, and the new authentication generator.