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The Little Engines That Could

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May 24, 2022
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The Little Engines That Could

Rails Engines. It’s more than just a cute name made up of two words both related to trains.

Are they plug-ins? Are they gems? When do we use them? How do we implement them? Why aren’t they used more often?

Those are the questions I wish were answered for me when I first learned about Rails Engines. Inspired by Wired’s Explain In 5 Levels series, we will explore Rails Engines and address these quandaries using a variety of techniques, breaking down what engines are and how and when to use them.
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May 24, 2022
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  1. The Little Engines That Could RailsConf 2022 🚂

  2. 👋 👋 👋 She/her Rails Developer : @minar528 Hi! I’m

    Mina!

  3. The Little Engines That Could RailsConf 2022 Three ways to

    understanding 🚂

  4. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 💭

  5. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🤨

  6. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🚂 👀

  7. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🎉 🚂

  8. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🎙

  9. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🔎

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  11. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🤹

  12. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🤹

  13. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🤹

  14. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 What is an engine? What are

    its bene f its?

  15. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 What is an engine? What are

    its bene f its? What makes it unique? Types of engines?

  16. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What is an engine? What are its bene f its? What makes it unique? Types of engines?

  17. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 @minar528 Level One Non-Technical

  18. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🕵

  19. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 🕵

  20. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🕵 🚂 ❓

  21. @minar528 RailsConf 2022

  22. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  23. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  24. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Cannot operate alone Both need hosts

  25. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Provides "superpowers" Both enhance their hosts

  26. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Multiple Hosts Both can integrate with and

    adapt to di ff erent hosts

  27. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Groot Rocket Drax

  28. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🕵 ⁉

  29. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Reusable Client wants to share the engine

  30. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Reduce scope Client wants to split up

    the system

  31. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 Shorten test time Client wants to cut

    their test execution time

  32. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What is an engine? What are its bene f its? What makes it unique? Types of engines?

  33. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? What makes it unique? Types of engines?

  34. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅ What makes it unique? Types of engines?

  35. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 @minar528 Level Two Early-Career Devs

  36. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  37. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 ⁉

  38. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 🚄 vs.

  39. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application Rails::Engine 🚂 🚄 vs. 🚂 🚄

    vs.

  40. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application < Rails::Engine Rails::Engine 🚂 🚄 vs.

    🚂 🚄 vs.

  41. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application < Rails::Engine Also MVC Rails::Engine MVC

    🚂 🚄 vs. 🚂 🚄 vs.

  42. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application < Rails::Engine Also MVC Runs independently

    Rails::Engine MVC 🚂 🚄 vs. 🚂 🚄 vs.

  43. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application < Rails::Engine Also MVC Runs independently

    Rails::Engine MVC Nope. 🚂 🚄 vs. 🚂 🚄 vs.

  44. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails::Application < Rails::Engine Also MVC Runs independently

    Gem f ile Rails::Engine MVC Nope. gemspec 🚂 🚄 vs. 🚂 🚄 vs.

  45. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 💎 vs.

  46. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 💎 Packaged and published 🚂 vs. 🚂

    vs.

  47. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 💎 Packaged and published CAN be packaged

    and published 🚂 vs. 🚂 vs.

  48. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 💎 Packaged and published CAN be packaged

    and published Rails only 🚂 vs. 🚂 vs.

  49. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 💎 Packaged and published Any Ruby project

    CAN be packaged and published Rails only 🚂 vs. 🚂 vs.

  50. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 🔌 vs.

  51. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🔌 Subset of 🔌 🚂 vs. Includes

    🚂

  52. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🔌 Subset of 🔌 Use with Rails

    🚂 vs. Includes 🚂 Use with Rails

  53. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 Rails Guides “An engine CAN be a

    plugin, and a plugin CAN be an engine.”

  54. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 ❓

  55. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 My PR to Rails documentation “All engines

    are plugins, but not all plugins are engines.”

  56. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🔌 Subset of 🔌 Use with Rails

    MVC 🚂 vs. Includes 🚂 Use with Rails

  57. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🔌 Subset of 🔌 Use with Rails

    MVC 🚂 vs. Includes 🚂 Use with Rails Model-level modi f ications

  58. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🔌 Subset of 🔌 Use with Rails

    MVC 🚂 vs. Includes 🚂 Use with Rails Model-level modi f ications

  59. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  60. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  61. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What makes it unique? Types of engines? What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅

  62. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What makes it unique? ✅ Types of engines? What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅

  63. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test?

    What makes it unique? ✅ Types of engines? ✅ What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅

  64. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 @minar528 Level Three Rails Devs New

    To Engines

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  83. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🎉

  84. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  85. RailsConf 2022 @minar528

  86. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? How to test

    & mount? What makes it unique? ✅ Types of engines? ✅ What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅

  87. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 How to implement? ✅ How to

    test & mount? What makes it unique? ✅ Types of engines? ✅ What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅

  88. 🤹 RailsConf 2022 @minar528 What makes it unique? ✅ Types

    of engines? ✅ What is an engine? ✅ What are its bene f its? ✅ How to implement? ✅ How to test & mount? ✅

  89. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 🚂 💕

  90. @minar528 RailsConf 2022 RailsConf 2023?

  91. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 🧰 🛤

  92. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 🚂 🧰 🛤

  93. RailsConf 2022 @minar528 THANK YOU! 🥰 🖋 http://minaslater.blog 🎙 “Your

    TDD Treasure Map” - Aji Slater 🎙 “Come On In! Making Yourself At Home In A New Codebase” - Mercedes Bernard
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