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Pickle with Cucumber
Pickle adds many convenient Cucumber steps for generating models. Also learn about table diffs in this episode.
(16 minutes)
Formtastic Part 2
Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling.
(9 minutes)
Formtastic Part 1
Formtastic is a concise way to generate form views. In this episode (part 1 of 2) I show how to generate both a simple form and a more complex one which is customized with options.
(10 minutes)
Gemcutter & Jeweler
Gemcutter is a new service for hosting RubyGems, and Jeweler provides an automated way to release versions of a gem.
(7 minutes)
Cropping Images
Present a slick user interface for cropping image attachments using Jcrop and Paperclip.
(14 minutes)
Include vs Joins
The :include and :joins options for the find method can be a little confusing because they are so similar. In this episode I show specifically when to use which option.
(11 minutes)
Finding Unused CSS
Over time a CSS file can become large and filled with unused selectors. In this episode I show how to use the Deadweight gem to determine which CSS selects you can remove.
(8 minutes)
Seed Data
Rails 2.3.4 includes a conventional way to add seed data to your application - no more including it in the migration files.
(7 minutes)
7 Security Tips
Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection.
(14 minutes)
Model Versioning
If you need to keep track of a model's history of changes and switch between versions, consider using the vestal_versions gem like I show in this episode.
(9 minutes)