I wrote the most comprehensive book on Rails and Hotwire

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This book provides comprehensive coverage of Ruby on Rails and Hotwire, targeting developers who want to deepen their understanding of both frameworks. It covers advanced Rails concepts alongside Hotwire's web and Turbo Native capabilities, positioning itself as an in-depth resource for building modern Rails applications with contemporary front-end tooling.

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Build an app for web, iOS, and Android

In 2024, building an app solely for web doesn't cut it any more. iOS and Android apps are essential for a successful SaaS product. Using Rails and Hotwire, it's possible to build a web app with accompanying hybrid mobile apps that don't suck. This book will teach you the skills to push Rails and Hotwire to the max. We’ll be building a marketplace app called Piazza in this book. We’ll set up the Rails, iOS and Android apps for it. We’ll also push them to GitHub and configure hosting on Render.com . A whistle-stop tour of Turbo, Turbo Native, and Stimulus. We’ll cover what they are and how to use them. Strada will be added when it’s released. We’ll lay the foundation of Piazza by creating…from railsandhotwirecodex.com

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  Hi all! Joe Masilotti here. After 2+ years my book, "Hotwire Native for Rails Developers", is finally available for sale. It contains everything I know about building, shipping, and maintaining iOS and Android apps with Ruby on Rails and Hotwire Native. Always with one simple goal in mind: making it easier for Rails developers to build mobile apps. The book teaches you how to: - Build your first Hotwire Native apps on iOS & Android - Add navigation, modals, and native tab bars - Mix in native screens and components - Send and route push notifications - Ship to physical devices via TestFlight…

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