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Routing in Rails 3
Episode #203Mar 01, 201012 comments

Routing in Rails 3

Rails 3 sports a new routing interface. In this episode I show how to translate the old interface into the new one and show off a few new features. (13 minutes)
Active Record Queries in Rails 3
Episode #202Feb 22, 201047 comments

Active Record Queries in Rails 3

Rails 3 introduces a new query interface for performing finds in Active Record. See how it works along with the changes in named scopes. (10 minutes)
Bundler
Episode #201Feb 15, 201022 comments

Bundler

Bundler is the way to manage gem dependencies in Rails 3.0. Learn how to install gems and lock them down in this episode. (9 minutes)
Rails 3 Beta and RVM
Episode #200Feb 08, 201088 comments

Rails 3 Beta and RVM

Get started with Rails 3.0 Beta and install Ruby 1.9.1 using RVM: Ruby Version Manager. Stay tuned to the end for a challenge on giving back to open source. (8 minutes)
Mobile Devices
Episode #199Feb 01, 201060 comments

Mobile Devices

Change the look and behavior of a Rails app on mobile devices. Also use jQTouch to build a native-looking interface. (13 minutes)
Edit Multiple Individually
Episode #198Jan 25, 201041 comments

Edit Multiple Individually

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields. (13 minutes)
Nested Model Form Part 2
Episode #197Jan 18, 2010175 comments

Nested Model Form Part 2

Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery. (12 minutes)
Nested Model Form Part 1
Episode #196Jan 11, 2010127 comments

Nested Model Form Part 1

Handling multiple models in a single form is much easier with the accepts_nested_attributes_for method. See how to use this method to handle nested model fields. (11 minutes)
My Favorite Web Apps in 2009
Episode #195Jan 04, 201031 comments

My Favorite Web Apps in 2009

Here I show several of my favorite web applications which I found most helpful as a Ruby developer over the past year. (6 minutes)
MongoDB and MongoMapper
Episode #194Dec 28, 200952 comments

MongoDB and MongoMapper

MongoDB is a document based database engine. Learn how to access it through MongoMapper in this episode. (13 minutes)