RailsCasts Pro episodes are now free!

Learn more or hide this

Applied Filters: resources x
Authlogic
Episode #160May 04, 2009127 comments

Authlogic

Authentication can get very complex. In this episode I show how Authlogic can handle this complexity while you stay in control of how it is presented to the user. (14 minutes)
Formtastic Part 2
Episode #185Oct 26, 200974 comments

Formtastic Part 2

Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling. (9 minutes)
Screen Scraping with Nokogiri
Episode #190Nov 30, 200962 comments

Screen Scraping with Nokogiri

Screen scraping is easy with Nokogiri and SelectorGadget. (13 minutes)
Tableless Model
Episode #193Dec 21, 200955 comments

Tableless Model

If you want to create a model without a database backend, you simply need to define a couple methods in the model like I show in this episode. (8 minutes)
Pickle with Cucumber
Episode #186Nov 02, 200967 comments

Pickle with Cucumber

Pickle adds many convenient Cucumber steps for generating models. Also learn about table diffs in this episode. (16 minutes)
Pagination with AJAX
Episode #174Aug 10, 200991 comments

Pagination with AJAX

Learn an easy, unobtrusive way to add AJAX functionality to an existing set of pagination links using jQuery. (13 minutes)
Include vs Joins
Episode #181Sep 28, 200973 comments

Include vs Joins

The :include and :joins options for the find method can be a little confusing because they are so similar. In this episode I show specifically when to use which option. (11 minutes)
PDFs with Prawn
Episode #153Mar 16, 2009130 comments

PDFs with Prawn

Prawn is an excellent Ruby library for generating PDF documents. Learn how to use it along with the Prawnto plugin in this episode. (10 minutes)
Testing Exceptions
Episode #187Nov 09, 200955 comments

Testing Exceptions

Sometimes bad code slips into production and triggers a 500 error. Learn how to be notified of this and resolve it through integration tests. (10 minutes)
AJAX History and Bookmarks
Episode #175Aug 17, 200976 comments

AJAX History and Bookmarks

Browser page history and bookmarks do not usually work with AJAX requests, but in this episode I show you how to remedy this problem using a simple jQuery plugin. (11 minutes)