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7 Security Tips
Episode #178 – Sep 07, 2009 – 64 comments

7 Security Tips

Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection. (14 minutes)
Beginning with Cucumber
Episode #155 – Mar 30, 2009 – 107 comments

Beginning with Cucumber

Cucumber is a high-level testing framework. In this episode we will create a new Rails application from scratch using behavior driven development. (15 minutes)
Integrating Active Merchant
Episode #145 – Jan 19, 2009 – 91 comments

Integrating Active Merchant

In this episode I show how to add Active Merchant's functionality to a Rails application to make a fully-functional checkout process. (18 minutes)
Thinking Sphinx
Episode #120 – Jul 28, 2008 – 114 comments

Thinking Sphinx

If you need a full text search engine, Thinking Sphinx is a great solution. See why in this episode. (12 minutes)
More on Cucumber
Episode #159 – Apr 27, 2009 – 57 comments

More on Cucumber

There is a lot more to Cucumber than I showed in an earlier episode. See how to refactor complex scenarios in this episode. (18 minutes)
Active Merchant Basics
Episode #144 – Jan 12, 2009 – 69 comments

Active Merchant Basics

Active Merchant is a great library for handling credit card transactions. In this episode I will show you the basics of using it to communicate with PayPal's gateway. (10 minutes)
Session Based Model
Episode #119 – Jul 21, 2008 – 63 comments

Session Based Model

If you have a lot of logic associated with the data inside a session, you'll need some central location to put this logic. See how to create a session based model in this episode. (13 minutes)
More on ActiveResource
Episode #95 – Mar 02, 2008 – 55 comments

More on ActiveResource

See how to handle authentication and custom actions using ActiveResource in this episode. (8 minutes)
Exception Notifications
Episode #104 – May 05, 2008 – 43 comments

Exception Notifications

If you're running a production site, it's a good idea to record all exceptions which occur. See how to set up a notification system which does that in this episode. (8 minutes)
Stopping Spam with Akismet
Episode #65 – Aug 06, 2007 – 58 comments

Stopping Spam with Akismet

The Railscasts site has been getting a lot of comment spam in the past, but no longer. In this episode I will show you how I solved this problem by using the Akismet web service. (11 minutes)