Building a Back Office Interface for Ruby on Rails Applications - Retool Tutorial

Explore the world of "back office" development in this 35-minute conference talk from RubyConf 2022. Dive into the often-overlooked realm of administrative tasks and one-off operations essential for running web applications in production. Learn how to transform the typically cumbersome combination of admin scripts and spreadsheets into efficient, software-based solutions using Retool. Discover the process of building a back office interface for a Ruby on Rails application, leveraging Postgres and various API services. Gain insights on streamlining your development focus by efficiently managing behind-the-scenes operations, allowing you to prioritize user-facing features while Retool handles the back-end complexities.

RubyConf 2022: Business in the Front, Party in the Back (Office) by Kevin Whinnery