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Webrat
Episode #156Apr 06, 200960 comments

Webrat

If you prefer writing integration tests in ruby instead of Cucumber's plain english, consider interacting with Webrat directly as I show in this episode. (7 minutes)
Rack Middleware
Episode #151Mar 02, 200966 comments

Rack Middleware

Rack middleware is a way to filter a request and response coming into your application. In this episode I show how to modify the response body using middleware. (12 minutes)
Rails 2.3 Extras
Episode #152Mar 09, 200955 comments

Rails 2.3 Extras

This episode finishes up this series on Rails 2.3. Here you will learn about several smaller additions in 2.3. (9 minutes)
PayPal Security
Episode #143Jan 05, 200972 comments

PayPal Security

This episode shows how to encrypt the variables passed to PayPal and verify the authenticity of the payment notifications (IPN). (11 minutes)
Active Merchant Basics
Episode #144Jan 12, 200969 comments

Active Merchant Basics

Active Merchant is a great library for handling credit card transactions. In this episode I will show you the basics of using it to communicate with PayPal's gateway. (10 minutes)
Rails Engines
Episode #149Feb 16, 200958 comments

Rails Engines

Rails 2.3 brings us much of the same functionality as the Rails Engines plugin. Learn how to embed one application into another in this episode. (8 minutes)
Sortable Lists
Episode #147Feb 02, 200962 comments

Sortable Lists

Creating drag & drop sortable lists is fairly easy using Prototype and the built in helper methods. See how in this episode. (8 minutes)
RSpec Matchers & Macros
Episode #157Apr 13, 200940 comments

RSpec Matchers & Macros

You can improve the readability and remove duplication in RSpec by adding matchers and macros. Learn how in this episode. (18 minutes)
PayPal Express Checkout
Episode #146Jan 26, 200961 comments

PayPal Express Checkout

PayPal Express Checkout is easy to add to an existing ordering system. See how in this episode. (15 minutes)
Thinking Sphinx
Episode #120Jul 28, 2008114 comments

Thinking Sphinx

If you need a full text search engine, Thinking Sphinx is a great solution. See why in this episode. (12 minutes)