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Integrate Rails Application with React Using Webpacker Gem

Webpacker can be an interesting alternative to the popular create-react-app tool. Learn how to use this gem to integrate Rails with React.

Paula Grzesiak Jan 17, 2019 in Ruby on Rails

A RoR Developer Internship From an Ex-intern Perspective

It’s been almost half a year since I started my job as an Intern Ruby on Rails Developer at Nopio (now a more experienced Junior) and I’ve decided to share some thoughts on how expectation compares with reality in regards to your first job in web development, and to offer some advice that may be helpful from someone who has been there.

Maciej Kotowski Jan 4, 2019 in Company Culture Ruby on Rails

How to Pick the Right Tech Partner for Building an MVP

Here are 4 essential things you should take into account when choosing the right tech partner to build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

Piotr Nowak Dec 21, 2018 in Business Development Development

How to Set Up Redirects in a Ruby Rack Application

Thankfully, there is a really useful Ruby gem called rack-rewrite that can handle all redirects for you. The implementation is really easy and doesn’t take a lot of time. The biggest advantage of this library is the fact that you can use it with pure Ruby application, without Rails.

Piotr Jaworski Dec 13, 2018 in Ruby on Rails

Thoughts from Web Summit 2018 and LRUG MeetUp

Here are my thoughts about the two events I recently had the pleasure to partake in - Web Summit 2018 and the London Ruby User Group meetup.

Piotr Nowak Nov 22, 2018 in Business Development Events

Is It Hard to Become a Software Developer?

Becoming a programmer and getting your first job without a computer science degree is not as hard as many people think. Learn why!

Piotr Jaworski Nov 8, 2018 in Development

Moving Content from Default WordPress WYSIWYG to Custom ACF Field

A step-by-step guide on moving the default WYSIWYG content to your theme Advanced Custom Fields with descriptions and code samples.

Agnieszka Górz Oct 9, 2018 in WordPress

Why Reversible Migrations Are Important and How to Write Them?

Migrations in Rails are files, which are responsible for making any changes in the database and they convert a Ruby code into a SQL code.

Piotr Jaworski Sep 27, 2018 in Ruby on Rails

Growth Hacking: a New Approach to Marketing and How Your Business Can Benefit from It

We all know how traditional marketing works. You choose your target group, invest in ads and spend a lot of time and effort on your strategy before seeing any results. But what if you’re a startup or small company, you don’t have a big budget for marketing (or any budget at all), and only a really short time to achieve the scalability, all the while with competition lurking behind you?Well, there is a solution for that. In 2010 Sean Ellis, an entrepreneur that worked in startups like Dropbox, Eventbrite and Lookout, created a concept called growth hacking. Simply put, it’s a marketing technique that experiments with non-traditional use of various channels and helps to achieve viral growth.

Natalia Molik Sep 14, 2018 in Business Development Marketing

How to Create a Successful Sales Plan to Drive Your Business Growth

You don’t need a new CRM, another new platform that everybody’s talking about, a new tool that downloads a lot of useless contacts, to sell. All you need is one simple plan that you stick to. Many people call it Sales Process but let's for now call it a Sales Plan. Why? Because it’s your plan for how to deal with your customers. Too complicated? Let’s break it down.

Mikołaj Chanek Aug 29, 2018 in Business Development

Gems Which Would Make Your Rails Code Look Awesome

For programmers, building a website from scratch requires maximum effort, skill and creativity. You definitely need the building process to flow with ease while you enjoy the work. Basically, this gives you ample time to ensure that you develop a website app with complete features and fewer issues.Gone are the days when you would spend months to build a web application. Ruby on Rails technology has made this absolutely easy for web developers.There are several gem versions that can be used to build web projects. It is just a matter of using the right gem to complete the relevant task on your Rails application. Find out the eleven commonly used gems in this article.

Yvonne Edwards Aug 16, 2018 in Ruby on Rails

How to Implement SSO System in Rails Using CAS Server

Single-Sign-On is a hot topic right now. Several applications such as Google, Facebook, and Github use it. Probably you’ve noticed on some pages a “Sign in with Google” or “Login with Facebook” button which enables a user to log in to a page without creating a new account.Once you click on the button, you are redirected to the application. This is referred to SSO; it’s a system which enables access to different pages/application using just one account, so you don’t need to care about multiple passwords and accounts.

Piotr Jaworski Aug 2, 2018 in Ruby on Rails