Introduction to Ruby on Rails: Creating Modern Applications with Hotwire

This project serves as a demonstration for the talk "Introduction to Ruby on Rails: Creating Modern Applications with Hotwire". It showcases a basic version of a Twitter-like social media platform, demonstrating the power and simplicity of Ruby on Rails with Hotwire.

Project Overview

This application allows users to:

• Log in
• Share thoughts (posts)
• Experience real-time updates

The primary goal is to illustrate how Turbo can transform a static website into a dynamic one without relying on custom JavaScript. Instead, it leverages the Turbo stack to create a responsive and interactive user experience.

Key Features

• User authentication
• Post creation and display
• Real-time updates using Turbo Streams
• Responsive design

Technology Stack

• Ruby on Rails
• Turbo and Stimulus (part of the Hotwire stack)
• SQLite

Demo

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Ruby 3.3.4
• SQLite

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone git@github.com:pedroaugustofsilva/introduction-to-hotwire-talk.git
   cd your-repo-name
   

2. Install dependencies:

   bundle install
   

3. Set up the database:

   rails db:prepare
   

4. Start the Rails server:

   rails server
   

5. Visit http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to see the application in action.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.