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Why JetRockets Sponsors Tropical on Rails

At JetRockets, Ruby on Rails isn’t just a technology choice, but the foundation of how we build, scale, and support long-term products for our c...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 17, 2025
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A JetRockets Response to WIRED’s “Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language”

At JetRockets, we’ve spent over a decade building and scaling software products on Ruby on Rails. So when WIRED argues that Ruby is “not serious...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 03, 2025
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From Rails to App Store in Days: Native Mobile Apps with Hotwire Native

Ruby on Rails was created with the idea that one developer can do it all. Now this philosophy extends to mobile development! With Hotwire Native, y...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin November 28, 2025
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What Is Vibe Coding

What is vibe coding? It is the next major shift in how modern software is created and maintained. Instead of relying solely on manual programmin...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski November 18, 2025
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Function Calling in Ruby: how to create intelligent AI Agents

Large Language Models (LLMs) are powerful, but, in general, they're limited to the knowledge in their training data. What if your AI needs to se...

Joao Gilberto Saraiva Joao Gilberto Saraiva November 05, 2025
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Building a resilient AI Client in Ruby with Stoplight and Ruby_LLM

Calling external AI providers (like OpenAI, Gemini, or Claude) is a common task in modern web applications. However, these services can sometime...

Islam Gagiev Islam Gagiev October 23, 2025
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CSS Scroll Snap for Overflow Elements

Creating smooth, native-feeling horizontal tab navigation is essential for modern web applications. CSS Scroll Snap provides an elegant solution th...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 17, 2025
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Creating an Accordion Without JavaScript Using the HTML `<details>` Tag

An accordion is a popular UI component that allows you to hide and show content on click. Usually, JavaScript is used to create it, but HTML provid...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 06, 2025
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Async Modal on Rails with Native <dialog> Element

In this post, I'll show you how to create asynchronous modal windows in Rails using Turbo Frames and the native &lt;dialog&gt; element. This approa...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 02, 2025

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