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Autocomplete Search Terms
Episode #399Dec 31, 201290 comments

Autocomplete Search Terms

Learn how to add autocompletion to a search form and improve performance using Rack middleware, caching and switching from SQL to Redis. (17 minutes)
Capistrano Recipes
Episode #337Mar 27, 2012138 comments

Capistrano Recipes

Get the most out of Capistrano by writing specific recipes with ERB templates. Here I show how to deploy to a blank VPS by running just a few Capistrano commands. (13 minutes)
MiniProfiler
Episode #368Jul 24, 2012107 comments

MiniProfiler

MiniProfiler allows you to see the speed of a request conveniently on the page. It also shows the SQL queries performed and allows you to profile a specific block of code. (9 minutes)
Memcached & Dalli
Episode #380Sep 12, 201283 comments

Memcached & Dalli

Memcached is an excellent cache store, and Dalli is the best way to interact with it through Ruby. Here I show various ways to use Memcached in a Rails app including how to set it up in production. (12 minutes)
Trinidad
Episode #377Aug 30, 201271 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)
Monit
Episode #375Aug 16, 201265 comments

Monit

Monit can help ensure your Rails app stays up and running smoothly. Here I show how to set it up, receive alerts, and keep tabs on it through a web interface. (16 minutes)
OAuth with Doorkeeper
Episode #353May 23, 201290 comments

OAuth with Doorkeeper

Doorkeeper makes it easy to create an OAuth 2 provider. This episode also shows how to setup OmniAuth as an OAuth client and use the oauth2 gem to communicate with an API. (19 minutes)
FnordMetric
Episode #378Sep 04, 201277 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)
SOAP with Savon
Episode #290Oct 17, 201146 comments

SOAP with Savon

Communicating with a SOAP API can be a daunting task. Savon makes this easier by presenting the SOAP API through a Ruby interface. (9 minutes)
The Rails API Gem
Episode #348May 09, 201274 comments

The Rails API Gem

It is often asked: Is Rails a good fit if I only need to serve an API? In this episode I show how to use the Rails API gem to create a slimmer Rails application designed to respond with JSON. (9 minutes)