RailsCasts Pro episodes are now free!

Learn more or hide this

Applied Filters: helper x
Rollout and Degrade
Episode #315Jan 09, 201247 comments

Rollout and Degrade

Learn how to use the Rollout gem to deploy a feature to a select group of users and the Degrade gem to automatically disable it upon failure. Also included is a way of doing this from scratch. (13 minutes)
Refactoring Out Helper Object
Episode #101Apr 14, 200844 comments

Refactoring Out Helper Object

If you have complex view logic, this can easily lead to helper methods which call each other. See how to refactor this out into another object in this episode. This is also known as the presenter pattern. (7 minutes)
Markaby in Helper
Episode #69Sep 03, 200744 comments

Markaby in Helper

Do you ever need to generate HTML code in a helper method? Placing it directly in Ruby strings is not very pretty. Learn a great way to generate HTML through Markaby in this episode. (6 minutes)
Form Builders
Episode #311Dec 26, 201142 comments

Form Builders

Forms often follow a similar pattern with a lot of repetition. Learn how to clean up form views and remove duplication with the help of form builders. (12 minutes)
Authentication with Warden
Episode #305Dec 05, 201144 comments

Authentication with Warden

Warden makes it easy to move authentication up into Rack middleware. This means authentication can be accessed outside of a Rails controller such as in routes or in a mountable engine. (12 minutes)
Custom Helper Modules
Episode #64Jul 30, 200747 comments

Custom Helper Modules

Rails designates one helper module per controller, but that shouldn't stop you from making custom helper modules to help structure the code. Learn how in this episode. (5 minutes)
Authentication from Scratch
Episode #250Jan 24, 2011129 comments

Authentication from Scratch

Password authentication is not too complicated to make from scratch, it will also help to get a better understanding of how it works. (15 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)
Decent Exposure
Episode #259Mar 28, 201157 comments

Decent Exposure

The decent_exposure gem makes it convenient to share controller data with the view through methods instead of instance variables. (9 minutes)
Simple OmniAuth
Episode #241Nov 22, 201090 comments

Simple OmniAuth

Authentication is incredibly simple to add with just OmniAuth if you don't need username/password or multiple authentications per user. (9 minutes)