The Classic M.V.C.Q.C.S.F.V.I.P.D. Architecture

Advanced Rails Patterns beyond Model-View-Controller

By Casey Driscoll | Slides
TL;DR:
There are many patterns more than MVC

Model, View, Controller Objects

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Query Objects

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Concern Objects

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Service Objects

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Form Objects

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View Components

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Interactors

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Policy Objects

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Decorator + Presenter Objects

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PORO

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Resources

Model, View, Controller (MVC)

  1. RubyOnRails.org | Rails Guides: Getting Started with Rails
  2. GeeksforGeeks | MVC Architecture Explained
  3. GeeksforGeeks | MVC Architecture – System Design
  4. Medium | Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern

Query Objects

  1. Thoughtbot | A Case for Query Objects in Rails
  2. Dev.to | Design Patterns with Ruby on Rails: Query Object
  3. Selleo | Essential RubyOnRails Patterns: Query Objects
  4. Mkdev | How to Use Query Objects to Refactor Rails SQL-Queries
  5. LinkedIn | The Power of the Query Object Pattern in Ruby on Rails

Concern Objects

  1. Medium | Concerns in Rails: A Guide and an Example
  2. YCombinator | Rails Concerns: To Concern or Not to Concern
  3. Dev.to | How to Add Concern in Ruby on Rails
  4. RubyOnRails.org | Best Pattern for 'Repeatable' Model Concerns
  5. SlideShare | Rails Concerns and Turbolinks

Service Objects

  1. Medium | Service Objects: Ruby On Rails Design Patterns
  2. Toptal | Rails Service Objects: A Comprehensive Guide
  3. Dev.to | Rails Service Objects: A Tiny Guide
  4. Jardo.dev | Service Objects for Rails
  5. Honeybadger.io | Refactoring Your Rails App With Service Objects

Form Objects

  1. Medium | Disciplined Rails: Form Object Techniques & Patterns — Part 1
  2. Dev.to | Rails Design Patterns: Form Object
  3. NimbleHQ | Let's Play Design Patterns: Form Objects
  4. Dev.to | How to Implement Form Object Pattern in Ruby on Rails
  5. Selleo | Essential RubyOnRails Patterns: Form Objects

View Components

  1. ViewComponent.org | ViewComponent: Getting Started
  2. Honeybadger.io | Building Reusable UI Components in Rails with ViewComponent
  3. WebCrunch | ViewComponent Crash Course with Ruby on Rails
  4. Medium | Simplifying Rails Views with Reusable View Components
  5. RailsNotes | Some ViewComponent Tips (How I Write Them)

Interactors

  1. Medium | Rails Interactors — Reconstruct Your Application
  2. MagmaLabs | Improving Rails Code Maintainability with the Interactor Pattern
  3. Fullstack | Encapsulating Ruby on Rails Business Logic with Interactors
  4. Saeloun | Using Interactors in Rails
  5. Mkdev | Mastering Interactors in Rails for Clean Business Logic

Policy Objects

  1. Dev.to | How to Implement Policy Object Pattern in Ruby on Rails
  2. LinkedIn | Exploring the Policy Object Pattern in Ruby on Rails
  3. Dev.to | Design Patterns with Ruby on Rails: Policy Object
  4. Medium | Policy Object - by Steve Robinson
  5. Bacancy | Top 10 Trending Design Patterns in Rails

Decorator + Presenter Objects

  1. Medium | Presenter Vs Decorator Vs Helpers in Rails
  2. Thoughtbot | Using the Presenter Pattern in Ruby on Rails
  3. Bacancy | Tutorial on Difference Between Decorator vs Presenter
  4. PawelUrbanek | Simple View Presenter Pattern in Rails without using Gems
  5. Thoughtbot | Decorators Compared To Strategies, Composites, and Presenters

PORO (Plain Old Ruby Objects)

  1. Dev.to | Plain Old Ruby Objects (POROs) in Rails Fat Models
  2. Toptal | Build Sleek Rails Components With Plain Old Ruby Objects
  3. CodeWithJason | Extracting a Tidy PORO from a Messy Active Record Model
  4. Skill.dev | Entendendo PORO em Ruby on Rails
  5. TheCodest | HI, I'M PORO - The Codest

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