Different layouts with React Router.

Javascript Closures — what are they used for? Should you care?

Woah, the JS world is moving so fast. Just yesterday I was replacing my jQuery $('#time') with document.getElementById('time') calls. I was certain I was Web 3.0!

How to setup your own Kadira instance on a VPS like DigitalOcean.

Using Mobx and React to build an instant search.

Using Webpack and React in a Rails application.

Using Pundit to protect your Rails API.

Protecting your user’s data is very important and it’s tricky to keep track of who can do what within a complex system.

Before Pundit I would write before_filters and while it worked, it lead to some confusion as to where my permission…

Application inference in Elixir 1.4

Here’s a neat little tip. With Elixir 1.4, you no longer need to add the same dependency to your dep list and applications list.

Before: Elixir 1.3

def application do
  [applications: [:logger, :plug…

Phoenix Framework — Direct Uploading to Amazon S3.

How to use FontAwesome in your React Native applications (iOS and Android)

Usage is pretty simple these days thanks for huge efforts made by the very talented engineers working on React Native.

How to send emails from Phoenix using Elixir and Mandrill.

Sending out emails using Mandrill is great for both sides of your team. Your designers/marketing team can build out an email using Mailchimp’s great UI designer. You can send out emails by just replacing merge_vars.