News from Betterstimulus - February & March 2025

Author

Julian Rubisch
April 04, 2025

Dear subscribers,

the last two months have been busy ones for me, even though it might not seem so from your vantage point, but I've got some interesting news to share. Let's break it down:

Unlock this new Pro recipe with your Hotwire Club Patreon member account. It deals with a straightforward way to accomplish faceted search using just Stimulus, a single Turbo Frame, and good old HTML form elements:

First Hotwire Club Video Walkthrough

I've spent the time allotted to the Hotwire Club in February almost exclusively producing the first video walkthrough about one of the most visited and searched for challenge - Stimulus Action Params. You can find it here:

I've put a lot of time into converting this into an actual Ruby on Rails app an polishing until it feels really Railsy. If you've missed its publication, I highly recommend you go and check it out now!

Annual Hotwire Club Patreon Memberships

I'm very happy to announce that I can now offer annual Hotwire Club memberships at a 20% discount. Whether you are a faithful long-time supporter or have been waiting for an opportunity to save, you can now get a membership at a whopping 50/100$ a year!

Just head over to

and switch on the "Pay annually" toggle!

discover.bandcamp.labels

Finally, here's a little side project I wanted to share with you that also emanated from the past 2 months:

An online directory of Bandcamp labels 🎧

Since I couldn't find a decent one, I made one. It's continually populated from the bandcamp library and focused on browsability:

Often when I find decent music, I look at other artists of that label. But then it stops. I wondered if I could create a way of discovering similar labels to discover similar music - and here it is!

I hope it's helpful for anyone besides me 😅

And that's it for now, I'll catch you later!

Hey, it’s Julian 👋

You probably know me from one of my open source endeavors (StimulusReflex, CableReady, TurboBoost) or one of the info products I built.

But apart from this, I’m a freelance Ruby on Rails consultant with a focus on simplicity, aesthetics and code quality. I especially know Reactive Rails technologies like Hotwire (Turbo, Stimulus) inside out and can help you transition to a brighter future with less tech debt and more flexibility.

I’ve got the following offerings for you: