Authors: Irina Nazarova, CEO, Vladimir Dementyev, Principal Backend Engineer, and Travis Turner, Tech EditorTopics: Backend, Real-time, Rails, Full Cycle Software Development, WebSocket, Hotwire
Learn how to seamlessly integrate online presence tracking into a Rails application powered by Hotwire and AnyCable.
If Margaret had a more transparent line of communication, "Are you there?" would have been an unnecessary question, and we'd never have gotten a classic book. Likewise, for application users, looking at the online status indicator should be enough. Now think about your own users: could they be having a similar sense of disconnect? If "yes" is a possible answer here, continue reading to learn how to seamlessly add presence tracking functionality, with just a handful of HTML, powered by Hotwire and AnyCable.
