Slug generation is deceptively racy under concurrency. Use a unique index plus retry with a suffix. Keep it deterministic and fast; don’t query in a loop without bounds.

select_for_update() locks rows until transaction completes, preventing race conditions. I use it for operations requiring read-modify-write atomicity like decrementing stock or updating counters. The lock is released on transaction commit/rollback. Fo

Abstract base classes let me define common fields and methods without creating database tables. I set abstract = True in Meta. Concrete models inheriting from the abstract class get all its fields and methods. This is perfect for timestamps, soft dele

Turbo Drive is great for internal navigation, but I disable it for external links or pages that should do a full reload (third-party auth, docs). data-turbo='false' is the simplest switch: it tells Turbo not to intercept the click, so the browser hand

Haystack provides unified search across backends (Elasticsearch, Solr, Whoosh). I define search indexes mapping models to searchable fields. It handles full-text search, faceting, and highlighting. The SearchQuerySet API is similar to Django's ORM. I

Sometimes you want to “redirect” from a turbo stream response (especially for Turbo Native flows). Returning a stream that updates a frame to include a turbo-visit shim keeps behavior consistent across clients.

If you’re using importmap, a clean Stimulus setup matters: it keeps controllers discoverable and avoids mystery load order bugs. I pin @hotwired/turbo-rails and @hotwired/stimulus, then use controllers index discovery to register everything. The payof

In Hotwire apps, I still use Rails’ RESTful routes heavily. For destructive actions from a link, data-turbo-method='delete' is the cleanest approach: you keep semantic links where appropriate and let Turbo perform the method override. I usually pair i

Sometimes you need “only one runner globally” (backfills, refresh jobs). A Redis mutex with TTL avoids deadlocks if the process dies. It’s not perfect, but it’s a solid pragmatic tool.

You’ll eventually hit non-200 responses or network flakiness. Hook Turbo events to log failures (and optionally show a toast). This is a pragmatic production addition that helps debugging without adding heavy tooling.

Presence is often more about “who is here now” than perfect accuracy. Use Redis sets with expiries updated by pings. This keeps the system simple and operationally understandable.

For nested forms, Stimulus can manage the DOM while Rails handles the final params. Use a hidden template + a unique timestamp key. This keeps the server-rendered form simple and avoids JS frameworks.