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Mastering Building Web Assembly Apps using Rails

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to WebAssembly and Rails 8
  • What is WebAssembly, and why does it matter?
  • Key advantages of WebAssembly in modern web development
  • How WebAssembly complements Ruby on Rails
  • Overview of Rails 8 features relevant to WebAssembly
  • Setting up your development environment
  • Example App
  • Mortgage Calculator
  • Chapter 2: Writing Your First WebAssembly Module in Rust
  • Introduction to Rust for WebAssembly development
  • Setting up Rust and WebAssembly toolchains
  • Writing a simple Rust function and compiling it to WASM
  • Using `wasm-pack` to generate a WebAssembly package
  • Testing and debugging the compiled WebAssembly module
  • Chapter 3: Integrating WebAssembly into Rails 8
  • Serving WebAssembly files via Propshaft
  • Loading and executing WebAssembly modules in Rails views
  • Using Importmaps to manage WebAssembly-related JavaScript dependencies
  • Communicating between WebAssembly and Rails using Turbo Streams
  • StimulusJS controllers for WebAssembly interactions
  • Chapter 4: Deep Dive into the Solid Trifecta with WebAssembly
  • Understanding SolidQueue, SolidCache, and SolidCable
  • How WebAssembly Benefits from SolidQueue for Background Processing
  • How SolidCache Improves WebAssembly Performance in Rails Apps
  • Real-Time WebAssembly Updates with SolidCable and Turbo Streams
  • Integrating the Solid Trifecta With WebAssembly
  • Chapter 5: WebAssembly for Performance-Intensive Features
  • Identifying performance bottlenecks in Rails applications
  • Using WebAssembly for complex calculations
  • Handling asynchronous operations with WebAssembly in Turbo-powered UIs
  • Case study: Real-Time Data Visualization with WebAssembly in a Rails 8 Dashboard
  • Chapter 6: Deploying WebAssembly-Powered Rails Apps with Kamal
  • Setting up a Hetzner VPS for deployment
  • Using Kamal 2 for deploying Rails 8 applications
  • Configuring Kamal to serve WebAssembly files efficiently
  • Optimizing WebAssembly performance in production environments
  • Chapter 7: Building a Progressive Web App (PWA) with WebAssembly and Rails 8
  • Why WebAssembly enhances Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
  • Creating an offline-ready WebAssembly module
  • Using Service Workers for caching WebAssembly resources
  • Implementing a WebAssembly-powered feature in a Rails PWA
  • Chapter 8: Debugging and Optimizing WebAssembly in Rails 8
  • Debugging WebAssembly modules within a Rails environment
  • Optimizing WebAssembly performance for real-world applications
  • Reducing WASM file size and improving load times
  • Profiling and benchmarking WebAssembly execution
  • Chapter 9: Future of WebAssembly in Rails Applications
  • Upcoming WebAssembly features
  • How WebAssembly fits into the future of Rails
  • Advanced use cases: AI, gaming, and server-side WebAssembly
  • Chapter 10: WebAssembly for AI and Machine Learning in Rails
  • Why AI in WebAssembly?
  • Running Machine Learning models inside WebAssembly
  • Case study: Using WebAssembly for fast image recognition in a Rails app