Joe Masilotti

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

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8 May

First customer app is LIVE IN THE APP STORE!! All powered by Ruby Native, a Rails website, and some YAML. Try it here: rubynative.com

Ender Ahmet Yurt@enderahmetyurt.com

Published my web application to App Store finally 🎉 I did it with Ruby Native without open xcode and writing any Swift code. Just Ruby, Yaml, and HTML/CSS thank you @joemasilotti.com apps.apple.com/tr/app/foxan...

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Jeremy Smith

@jeremysmith.co

9 Apr

In the last few weeks, I've realized I'm not as freaked out about AI as I was at the beginning of the year. I've been throwing myself into the tools and using them extensively in all my projects. And after some time getting acclimated, I feel mostly settled about the following things...

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Colleen Schnettler

@leenyburger.bsky.social

28 Jan

hello friends! after taking a bit of a podcast hiatus, I'm baaack! and I'm starting a new podcast with @joemasilotti.com listen as I try to (re)build my consulting business and figure out how to thrive as an independent developer/marketer/founder in the age of ai. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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8 Jan

Adding in-app purchases to a Hotwire Native app is painful. StoreKit. Play Billing. Two platforms, two languages, two approaches. Then webhooks from both stores. Different formats, different signing. 😫 So I fixed it.

Here's how it works: 📱 Native bridge components handle StoreKit and Play Billing 🔀 Apple and Google webhooks are normalized to 4 events 💎 It works with the Pay gem or your own models 🛤️ And your subscription logic and records stay in Rails

purchasekit.devPurchaseKit - In-app purchases for Hotwire NativeKeep subscription logic in Rails, not Apple or Google. Bridge components handle the native side, you write ERB.

8 Jan

PurchaseKit is FREE for up to 10 paying customers. $99/mo after that. Sign up in January and I'll personally help you get set up. I'm really proud of how this turned out! Check it out: purchasekit.dev

PurchaseKit gives you drop-in native components for iOS and Android. No Swift. No Kotlin. And your paywall is just ERB. purchasekit.dev

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31 Dec 2025

I'm trying something new… need to add in-app purchases to your Hotwire Native app? 👉 purchasekit.dev

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Brad Gessler

@bradgessler.com

27 Nov 2025

I collected all Ruby Black Friday deals I could find & posted them in one spot. Highlights include: $130 off @beautifulruby.com Phlex on Rails course $81 off @gorails.com annual subscription +20% @joemasilotti.com Hotwire native content Lots of @pragprog.com deals Enjoy! 🦃🔥💰

open.substack.comHotwire Native deep dive: AuthenticationHow to handle authentication across web, iOS, and Android. All without writing tons of native code or adding new API endpoints.

22 Oct 2025

Coming tomorrow: my most in-depth article yet. 2,000+ words on handling Hotwire Native authentication across web, iOS, & Android. All without writing tons of native code or adding new API endpoints. Launches tomorrow to paid subscribers. Full code, too. open.substack.com/pub/joemasil...

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Michael Fazio

@mfazio.dev

25 Sept 2025

Hey @joemasilotti.com, it's here! Congrats on the physical release, and again, well done on the book. It's a good one!

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David Hill

@davidhill.dev

11 Sept 2025

Finally have my physical copy of this book! Can’t wait to dive into it! @joemasilotti.com

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jamie

@jamie.ideasasylum.com

6 Sept 2025

Some light reading for the flight home from #RailsWorld @joemasilotti.com

20 Aug 2025

It's here folks, it's finally here!!

masilotti.comOpaque navigation and tab bars in Hotwire Native – iOS | Masilotti.comA two-line fix for web content rendering

25 May 2025

Ever run into this issue in your Hotwire Native app? It kinda kills the "native" vibe when the web view peeks through the native bars. Lucky for us, the fix is two lines of code! masilotti.com/hotwire-nati...

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Vienna.rb

@ruby.wien

22 May 2025

What's hiding in these envelopes? 🤔 Just a little something in store for the next meetup on June 5th. Come join the fun! Huge thank you to @rubycentral.org , @gorails.com, @joemasilotti.com and @andycroll.bsky.social for being such awesome and generous members of the Ruby community! 🫶

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25 Apr 2025

Spring Best Sellers Sale Week 3 - The Red Carpet - ♥️ Ruby/Rails ♥️ 40% Off – This Week Only! Code: 2025RAILS at checkout pragprog.com/titles/... by @joemasilotti.com

9 Apr 2025

Celebrate 200+ stars, I'm excited to share my new library. 📲 Bridge Components for Hotwire Native apps • 13+ components • iOS and Android support • Example iOS, Android, and Rails apps • Full source code Copy-paste into your app and wire up the HTML! github.com/joemasilotti...

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27 Mar 2025

Ask @joemasilotti.com ... How does my web app suddenly get native look and feel? Joe's book: pragprog.com/titles/...

masilotti.comJoe Masilotti's newsletter | Masilotti.comA weekly-ish newsletter on building Hotwire Native apps powered by Ruby on Rails. Includes exclusive content and first access to upcoming products.

13 Mar 2025

I'm officially announcing a new product to my newsletter tomorrow. Subscribers will also get exclusive access to a huge discount code. masilotti.com/newsletter/

8 Mar 2025

I woke up this morning to 600+ emails to be screened in and a notification from my bank that I was locked out of my account. Not entirely sure what's going on yet. But it doesn't seem good.

24 Feb 2025

Honestly, not too far off!

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19 Feb 2025

Ask Joe Masilotti... More Hotwire Native answers with author of best seller: pragprog.com/titles/jmnat... @joemasilotti.com chats with @pragdave.bsky.social

19 Feb 2025

Big things are coming to the Hotwire Native demo site! Follow along on GitHub: github.com/hotwired/hot...

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17 Feb 2025

Author of best seller: pragprog.com/titles/jmnat... @joemasilotti.com talks with @pragdave.bsky.social about Hotwire Native...

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17 Feb 2025

PragProg BestSellers This Week pragprog.com/best_sellers/ #1. Ash Framework #2 Hotwire Native for Rails Devs #3 Engineering Elixir Applications Congratulations: @sevensea.cat @zachdaniel.dev @joemasilotti.com Ellie Fairholm, Josep Giralt D'Lacoste and the rest of our amazing authors!

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therubyonrailspodcast.comHotwire Native with Joe MasilottiToday's guest is Joe Masilotti, who wrote Hotwire Native for Hotwire Developers. Joe is known as the Hotwire Native guy - he helps Rails developers build web-powered iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native. He joins the show to talk about how Hotwire Native can help you build mobile apps out of your Rails apps.

12 Feb 2025

Just Out: PragProg author Joe Masilotti, The Hotwire Native Guy, joins Elise Shaffer on TheRubyOnRailsPodcast to talk about how Hotwire Native can help you build mobile apps out of your Rails apps. www.therubyonrailspo... https://pragprog.com/titles/jmnative/ @joemasilotti.com #rails #podcast

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

6 Feb 2025

Did you know you can read most of chapters 1, 2, and 5 of my book… for free? Click the excerpt link next to the table of contents! pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

A lot of folks have been asking me what exactly they’ll learn in my new book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. So here’s a quick chapter-by-chapter rundown of what’s inside. 👇

What’s next? Two more chapters are still in the works: • Deploy to physical devices with TestFlight and internal testing • Send push notifications with APNS and FCM

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

You can grab your copy of the book today on The Pragmatic Bookshelf website. The last two chapters and updates will be delivered every two weeks until the final release later this year. pragprog.com/titles/jmna...

A lot of folks have been asking me what exactly they’ll learn in my new book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. So here’s a quick chapter-by-chapter rundown of what’s inside. 👇

Chs 5 + 6 - Render native screens with SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose These chapters show you how to build fully native screens powered by SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose. You’ll be able to integrate virtually any native experience into your Hotwire Native apps.

Chs 7 + 8 - Build bridge components with Swift and Kotlin Bridge components — previously "Strada" — are tiny enhancements that blend web and native functionality. By the end of these chapters, you’ll know how to build dynamic, native components controlled by HTML and JavaScript.

A lot of folks have been asking me what exactly they’ll learn in my new book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. So here’s a quick chapter-by-chapter rundown of what’s inside. 👇

Ch 3 - Navigate gracefully with path configuration Path configuration is one of the most powerful—and sometimes confusing—features of Hotwire Native. This chapter demystifies it, showing you how to use it to present forms as modal screens (sliding in from the bottom).

Ch 4 - Add a native tab bar Tab bars are a staple of native apps. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to add them to your Hotwire Native apps, connecting each tab to its own web view instance. Plus, you’ll ensure your server isn’t overloaded when the app starts.

A lot of folks have been asking me what exactly they’ll learn in my new book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. So here’s a quick chapter-by-chapter rundown of what’s inside. 👇

Ch 1 - Build your first Hotwire Native apps This chapter introduces Hotwire Native and helps you set up your local development environment. By the end, you’ll have basic hybrid apps running on iOS and Android, powered by your Rails backend.

Ch 2 - Control your apps with Rails Learn how to drive your mobile apps entirely through Rails code without touching native code. You’ll customize the native title bar, apply conditional styles, and keep users signed in seamlessly.

A lot of folks have been asking me what exactly they’ll learn in my new book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers. So here’s a quick chapter-by-chapter rundown of what’s inside. 👇

hotwireweekly.comWeek 02 - Hotwire Native book, Skeleton Frames, and more!This edition covers autosaving forms, dynamic widgets, image uploads, and Hotwire Native updates!

The book guides you through building iOS and Android apps powered by your Rails server using Hotwire Native. The app we’ll build helps you track your favorite hikes with each chapter adding new features to make the app feel more native while leveraging Swift and Kotlin APIs.

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Margaret Eldridge

@margeditor.bsky.social

9 Jan 2025

Celebrating first the beta release of 2025: Hotwire Native for Rails Developers by Joe Masilotti. @joemasilotti.com Details in article: medium.com/pragmatic-pr... Pick up the ebook: pragprog.com/titles/jmnat... #programming #pragprog #books #RubyOnRails #hotwire #swift #ios #mobile

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Hotwire Weekly

@hotwireweekly.com

12 Jan 2025

Week 02 - Hotwire Native book, Skeleton Frames, and more! hotwireweekly.com/archive/week...

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9 Jan 2025

New in Beta Hotwire Native for Rails Developers https://pragprog.com/titles/jmnative Add Hotwire Native to your Rails app; start creating native iOS and Android applications, and make your app look and feel native to their platform. Congratulations @joemasilotti.com !!

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

There are a few more chapters to write, along with lots of editing and layout work. If you buy the beta version, you’ll automatically get the final version when it’s released (expected in a few months) and email notifications every two weeks as updates are published.

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

Seeing this book go live feels like a dream come true. I couldn’t have done it without the support of so many people along the way. Thank you to everyone who helped me get here. ❤️ Here's that link again to grab your copy today. I can't wait to hear what you think! pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

Avoid Hotwire Native pitfalls and gotchas Hybrid still has some trade-offs. Readers will learn where it falls short and what to watch out for when building their apps.

The book isn’t finished (yet!). This is your chance to get early access and help shape the final version. While the book is in beta, you can help improve it! Found a mistake? You’ll find a “Report Erratum” link at the bottom of every page in the PDF.

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

Understand the benefits of native vs. web Building and maintaining native screens and components requires a lot of effort. But sometimes the additional fidelity is worth it. Readers will learn when and why it makes sense to upgrade to native.

Build for any SDK and any API Readers will learn the patterns to follow and best practices for working with Swift, Kotlin, Rails, and Hotwire Native to develop their own native features so they can interact with any native interface, current or future.

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...

Work with confidence across multiple platforms Hybrid apps are most impactful when launched across multiple platforms. Readers will learn how to build for the web, iOS, and Android with confidence.

Cultivate the Hotwire Native mindset Building effective Hotwire Native apps means leaving as much business logic as possible on the server. Readers will learn how to cultivate this mindset and how this creates low-maintenance, server-driven apps.

pragprog.comHotwire Native for Rails DevelopersLeverage your existing Rails codebase to build iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native – no Swift or Kotlin experience necessary.

I'm beyond excited to announce that you can now buy my book, Hotwire Native for Rails Developers, currently in beta on The Pragmatic Bookshelf. 🥳 pragprog.com/titles/jmnat...