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Console Tricks (revised)
Episode #48 – Jun 09, 2012 – 71 comments

Console Tricks (revised)

Here you will learn how to get the most out of the Rails console. I will also demonstrate several utility gems and how to use them without adding them to the Gemfile. (9 minutes)
Trinidad
Episode #377 – Aug 30, 2012 – 71 comments

Trinidad

Trinidad is designed to serve JRuby web applications and gives you the power of Java while still keeping the feel of traditional Rails deployment. Here I show how to setup a Capistrano recipe, configure it, and more. (15 minutes)
Bundler (revised)
Episode #201 – Mar 16, 2012 – 58 comments

Bundler (revised)

Bundler makes it easy to manage Ruby Gem dependencies. Learn how to use it in a Rails application, see what's new in Bundler 1.1, convenient ways to run bundle exec, and how to fix gem compilation issues. (9 minutes)
Brakeman
Episode #358 – Jun 15, 2012 – 70 comments

Brakeman

The Brakeman gem will scan the Ruby code of a Rails application and alert you to common security vulnerabilities. (8 minutes)
Exploring RubyGems
Episode #384 – Oct 07, 2012 – 84 comments

Exploring RubyGems

RubyGems can make it easy to add a feature to a Rails application, but it can also cause headaches down the road. Here I give some tips on researching gems to decide which one to choose, or when to do it from scratch. (7 minutes)
Debugging Ruby (revised)
Episode #54 – Apr 07, 2012 – 57 comments

Debugging Ruby (revised)

This episode will show you how to debug a rails app using the "debugger" gem: set a breakpoint, inspect variables and change the executed code at runtime. (7 minutes)
FnordMetric
Episode #378 – Sep 04, 2012 – 77 comments

FnordMetric

FnordMetric allows you to chart events in real time. This is great for keeping track of user activity in your Rails app as demonstrated in this episode. (10 minutes)
Copycopter
Episode #336 – Mar 27, 2012 – 76 comments

Copycopter

Copycopter provides a nice interface that clients can use to edit the text in a Rails application. Learn how to deploy a Copycopter server using Heroku and integrate it in a Rails application through I18n. (6 minutes)
Virtual Machines with Vagrant
Episode #292 – Oct 24, 2011 – 81 comments

Virtual Machines with Vagrant

Vagrant allows you to run your Rails application and all of its dependencies in a portable, sharable environment. Use for development, set it up as a staging server, or experiment with a production setup. (11 minutes)
Oh My ZSH
Episode #308 – Dec 19, 2011 – 79 comments

Oh My ZSH

As Rails developers, we frequently use the command line. Here I will show how to switch to Z Shell using Oh My ZSH including how to make your own theme and plugins. (9 minutes)