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Contributing to Open Source
Episode #300Nov 21, 201141 comments

Contributing to Open Source

GitHub makes it easier than ever to contribute to open source with pull requests. Here I show how to submit a pull request to the VCR project. (9 minutes)
Extracting a Ruby Gem
Episode #301Nov 21, 201140 comments

Extracting a Ruby Gem

In this episode I show how to extract a Ruby Gem from an existing Rails application, test it with RSpec and Supermodel, and add a Railtie. (16 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)
Resque
Episode #271Jun 20, 201181 comments

Resque

Resque creates background jobs using Redis. It supports multiple queue and comes with an administration interface for monitoring and managing the queues. (12 minutes)
CarrierWave File Uploads
Episode #253Feb 14, 2011117 comments

CarrierWave File Uploads

CarrierWave makes it easy and clean to add file uploads to your application. It supports a variety of ORMs, frameworks and image processors. (9 minutes)
Publishing a Gem
Episode #303Nov 28, 201130 comments

Publishing a Gem

In this second part on making a gem, you will learn how to publish a gem by releasing it to rubygems.org, testing it through Travis CI, documenting it on RubyDoc.info, and advertising it on various sites. (11 minutes)
Upgrading to Rails 3.1
Episode #282Sep 05, 201153 comments

Upgrading to Rails 3.1

It is incredibly easy to upgrade to Rails 3.1, but if you want to take advantage of the asset pipeline you will need to put in some extra effort. Have no fear because I walk you through each of the necessary steps in this episode. (8 minutes)
Rails Initialization Walkthrough
Episode #299Nov 14, 201130 comments

Rails Initialization Walkthrough

In this episode I walk you through the internals of the Rails initialization process and show exactly what happens behind the scenes when starting up the Rails application. (13 minutes)
CoffeeScript Basics
Episode #267May 23, 201182 comments

CoffeeScript Basics

CoffeeScript allows you to write JavaScript in a concise, elegant fashion. Here I convert JavaScript code to CoffeeScript in a Rails 3.1 app. (11 minutes)
Trees with Ancestry
Episode #262Apr 18, 201184 comments

Trees with Ancestry

The Ancestry gem works like a tree but also allows us to fetch deeply nested messages in a single query. It provides a method to arrange them after fetching. (9 minutes)