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24 alternatives to RailsClips

A weekly video series dedicated to web development with Ruby

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RailsClips launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1SA
   Softcover – A publishing platform from the author of the Rails Tutorial▲208

   2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

2. 2GO
   Gallery of Open Source Ruby on Rails Apps▲158

   2013 · opensourcerails.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 205: Webhooks 101 & 202▲81

   Implementing & scaling webhooks at GitHub

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prelang▲82

   Automatic Rails Development

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

   Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GoRails▲119

   Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

   Building REST API's with Rails

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8OA
   Omniref - a better search site for Ruby documentation▲110

   2013 · omniref.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AR
   Automated Rails development with Prelang▲229

   2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Ruby Tapas▲17

    Short Screencasts of Gourmet Ruby

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11RT
    RubyMotion-Tutorials.com▲62

    2012 · rubymotion-tutorials.com · its alternatives →

12. 12BR
    BestRuby – Ruby Tricks, Idioms, Refactorings and Best Practices▲92

    2015 · best-ruby.com · its alternatives →

13. 13VA
    Vesper, a plug and play Ruby web framework (Sinatra + Rack + Plugins)▲40

    2012 · vesperapps.com · its alternatives →

14. 14JT
    Joosy, the rails-tied browser app framework▲91

    2012 · borisstaal.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Practicing Rails▲104

    Learn Rails without getting overwhelmed.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ruby on Rails Podcast #204: Money and open source▲81

    Sean and Kyle talk the economics of open source software.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - Memorable Tips for Working Remotely▲66

    Learn to be an effective remote team member, and how to bui…

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ruby on Rails - 207: Choosing the Right Systems for the Job with Sam Lambert▲73

    Sam Lambert from GitHub shares how he chooses systems

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Software Engineering Daily — The Evolution of Rails with David Heinemeier Hansson▲67

    DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ruby on Rails Podcast▲8

    Discussion/Q&A style podcast for developers and UI designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sidekiq▲3

    The best background processing for Ruby

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RailsCasts▲2

    Ruby on Rails screencasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23RE
    Rhino editor – a TipTap editor made for Ruby on Rails▲5

    2025 · rhino-editor.vercel.app · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I'm doing a gem-by-gem guide for social networks in Rails. Feedback?▲8

    2015 · developingandrails.com · its alternatives →

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