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Rails Modularity
Rails is a modular framework allowing you to include only what you need. Here I show how the smallest Rails app works, and then I take a look at how to whittle down a full Rails application stack.
(13 minutes)
HTTP Caching
With HTTP response headers you can the cache in the user's browser and proxies. Etags, Last-Modified, Cache-Control and Rack::Cache are all covered here
(15 minutes)
Charts
There are a number of libraries to help create graphs. Here I show how to integrate Highcharts into a Rails app.
(16 minutes)
Rack in Rails 3
The router in Rails 3 is fully compatible with Rack. Learn how to embed Sinatra into an app, handle redirects, and improve on Rails Metal.
(8 minutes)
Dynamic Page Caching
Use JavaScript to allow dynamic content in a page cache. In this episode I show you how to insert the user-specific content into a page through JavaScript.
(11 minutes)
Touch and Cache
Rails 2.3.3 brings us a new feature called "touch". See how to use this to auto-expire associated caches in this episode.
(6 minutes)
Three Profiling Tools
Ever want to know what Rails is doing under the hood during a request? In this episode I show three different profiling tools: New Relic RPM, FiveRuns TuneUp, and Rack::Bug.
(7 minutes)
Rails Metal
Rails Metal is a way to bypass the standard Rails request process for a performance boost. In this episode you will learn how to shave off a few milliseconds using Metal.
(9 minutes)
Memoization
Rails 2.2 is out! In this episode I show how to upgrade Rails and then demonstrate one of the new additions: Memoization.
(5 minutes)
Rake in Background
In need of a background process? You may be able to accomplish this with a simple Rake task. See how in this episode.
(10 minutes)