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Mongoid
Episode #238Nov 01, 201081 comments

Mongoid

Mongoid is a polished, high-level Ruby gem for accessing MongoDB. Here I cover installation, adding fields, validations, associations, and keys. (11 minutes)
Sortable Table Columns
Episode #228Aug 23, 201097 comments

Sortable Table Columns

Here I walk you through adding the ability to sort table columns in ascending or descending order by clicking the header. (10 minutes)
AJAX History State
Episode #246Dec 27, 201051 comments

AJAX History State

The new pushState function in JavaScript allows us to change the full URL with AJAX. This means the back button, reloading, and bookmark support can be easily added. (10 minutes)
Metrics Metrics Metrics
Episode #252Feb 07, 201138 comments

Metrics Metrics Metrics

Metric Fu, Metrical, SimpleCov, Rails Best Practices, and more are covered in this episode on metrics. (7 minutes)
Dynamic attr_accessible
Episode #237Oct 25, 201065 comments

Dynamic attr_accessible

It is important to use attr_accessible for security with mass assignment, but what if you need it to be dynamic based on user permissions? See how in this episode. (9 minutes)
PDFKit
Episode #220Jun 28, 201096 comments

PDFKit

Generating PDFs in plain Ruby can be a lot of work. Instead, consider generating PDFs from HTML using PDFKit. (8 minutes)
Offline Apps Part 2
Episode #248Jan 10, 201137 comments

Offline Apps Part 2

Learn how to make a site usable offline with HTML 5 localStorage. This last part of the series covers jquery-tmpl and jquery-offline. (14 minutes)
Notifications in Rails 3
Episode #249Jan 17, 201134 comments

Notifications in Rails 3

Rails 3 comes with instrument support through the ActiveSupport::Notifications class. Call "subscribe" to listen to notifications, and "instrument" to send them. (10 minutes)
Upgrading to Rails 3 Part 2
Episode #226Aug 09, 201048 comments

Upgrading to Rails 3 Part 2

Here we continue upgrading an application to Rails 3 by getting our specs up and running and going through the rails_upgrade plugin. (12 minutes)
Introducing Devise
Episode #209Apr 12, 2010116 comments

Introducing Devise

Devise is a full-featured authentication solution which handles all of the controller logic and form views for you. Learn how to set it up in this episode. (10 minutes)