Let’s Extend Rails With A Gem

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" summary

Walks through creating a Ruby gem from bundle gem to gem push, shows how to expose configuration and integrate as a Rails Engine or simple initializer, and demonstrates strategies to test against multiple Rails versions. Includes concrete file examples, exact commands to run, and tips for publishing, versioning, and managing Rails-specific config so a working gem is built and validated against specified Rails releases.

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" chapters (6)

1. 0:00Welcome
2. 17:56Rails and gem basics
3. 58:50Solving the problem
4. 1:17:05Advanced extension techniques
5. 1:39:19Examples and closing
6. 1:42:52Q&A

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