Define a variable in Elixir with the equals
(=)
operator.
Considerations
Variables can start with a lowercase [a-z]
or an underscore _
Variables can contain upper/lower case
[a-zA-Z] and the
_ underscore characters.
snake_case is the
formatting convention used for...
Elixir is a functional programming language with a
syntax inspired by Ruby that runs on the Erlang
virtual machine.
In this post I will cover the process of creating
an Elixir package with Mix and publishing it to
Hex.pm which is the
package repository for Elixir progect....
Elixir is a
dynamic functional programming language that runs on
the Erlang virtual machine.
In this post I will outline my reasoning for learning
Elixir and document the resources used in the process.
I will update the Books, Videos and Blogs section as
I move through the learning...
Stimulus JS is
a "A modest JavaScript framework for the HTML you already have."
The aim of the project is to sprinkle your webapp with
Javascript to load dynamic content as opposed to building your
entire frontent with JS.
In this post I will cover the process of installing and
...
I recently came across a couple of caveates when working with
has_and_belongs_to_many
relationships with Rails. This post covers them and how to
solve or work around them.
Software Versions
Rails - 6.0.3.4
Many to Many Relationship Type
When creating a many to many relationship, you...
Friendly ID, is
a ruby gem that makes adding slugs to your Rails
records painless giving you nice human readible URI's.
Instead of accessing URI's by their database ID:
/site/23 they are
accessed via /site/hogwarts
instead. Much better.
In this post I will show you how to add...
In this post I will outline a method the paginate database records
in a Rails 6 app using the Pagy.
gem. I will also cover the process of styling the paging navbar with bootstrap
and font awesome icons.
Software
The following software was used in this post.
Rails - 6.0.3.4
Pagy -...
2020 was a bit of a write off.
2021 is the year that the empire of Brad strikes back.
2021 Goals
Health and Fitness
Family
Certifications
Books
Automation
Mansformation
Health and Fitness
This year I will continue the healthy lifestyle and
I am setting myself some ambitous...
My number one certification goal for 2021 is the PCNSA 10
certification. I require it for my new role so I am getting
stuck right in.
In this post I will document the resources and links to my
personal notes for the PCNSA 10 certification.
I will update this document as I go up until...