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Monit
Episode #375 – Aug 16, 2012 – 65 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)
Image Manipulation
Episode #374 – Aug 16, 2012 – 71 comments

Image Manipulation

Learn how to do extensive image manipulation with the ImageMagick commands. Also learn how RMagick can be used in combination with CarrierWave to process uploaded images. (11 minutes)
Client-Side Performance
Episode #369 – Jul 24, 2012 – 60 comments

Client-Side Performance

Optimizing Rails performance can only take you so far. The client-side plays a big part in how fast a page feels. Here I show many tools that can help make your apps faster than ever. (14 minutes)
MiniProfiler
Episode #368 – Jul 24, 2012 – 107 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)
Celluloid
Episode #367 – Jul 18, 2012 – 65 comments

Celluloid

Celluloid puts an object-oriented spin on multi-threaded development. Here I cover the fundamental features of Celluloid in several examples. (11 minutes)
Facebook Open Graph
Episode #363 – Jul 02, 2012 – 60 comments

Facebook Open Graph

This episode builds on last week's episodes and shows how to integrate Facebook further through the Open Graph protocol. You will also learn how to tunnel your local server and move Facebook communication into a background process. (11 minutes)
Facebook Graph API
Episode #361 – Jun 25, 2012 – 60 comments

Facebook Graph API

Learn how to use the Facebook Graph API with the Koala gem to fetch data from Facebook and post content through a user. Here I delve into permissions, error handling, and more. (14 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)
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)
A Look at Meteor
Episode #351 – May 16, 2012 – 105 comments

A Look at Meteor

Meteor is a JavaScript framework for building rich client-side applications. Here I re-create the Raffler app to compare with Backbone.js and Rails. Meteor may not be related to Rails, but I think many will find it interesting. (15 minutes)