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Sass Basics
Episode #268May 30, 201166 comments

Sass Basics

Sass extends CSS with variables, nesting, mixins and more. Here I show how to convert plain CSS to SCSS in a Rails 3.1 app. (13 minutes)
Delayed Job
Episode #171Jul 20, 200975 comments

Delayed Job

Is there a long running task which should be handled in the background? One of the best ways is using the delayed_job plugin like I show in this episode. (10 minutes)
OmniAuth Part 1
Episode #235Oct 11, 2010104 comments

OmniAuth Part 1

OmniAuth is an easy way to add many different authentication services to your app. In this episode we start integrating it with Devise. (10 minutes)
Sortable Table Columns
Episode #228Aug 23, 201097 comments

Sortable Table Columns

Here I walk you through adding the ability to sort table columns in ascending or descending order by clicking the header. (10 minutes)
Calendars
Episode #213May 10, 2010103 comments

Calendars

If dates play an important role in your application, consider adding a date picker or calendar view as shown in this episode. (9 minutes)
PDFKit
Episode #220Jun 28, 201096 comments

PDFKit

Generating PDFs in plain Ruby can be a lot of work. Instead, consider generating PDFs from HTML using PDFKit. (8 minutes)
Starling and Workling
Episode #128Sep 22, 200875 comments

Starling and Workling

Need to run a task frequently in the background? Starling and Workling is a killer combination for doing just that. See how in this episode. (9 minutes)
Syntax Highlighting
Episode #207Mar 29, 201042 comments

Syntax Highlighting

Here I talk about three popular choices for syntax highlighting in Rails: CodeRay, Ultraviolet and Pygments. (9 minutes)
Custom Daemon
Episode #129Sep 29, 200863 comments

Custom Daemon

Creating a custom daemon to handle background tasks is surprisingly simple. In this episode I will make a daemon to handle dynamically scheduled tasks. (7 minutes)
OpenID with Authlogic
Episode #170Jul 13, 200972 comments

OpenID with Authlogic

Learn how to apply OpenID to an existing Authlogic setup as I show in this episode. This builds upon the app from episode 160. (11 minutes)