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Testing JavaScript with PhantomJS
PhantomJS allows us to test JavaScript without going through a browser window. Here I show how to do this using Capybara and Poltergeist. I also give some tips on handling database transactions and skipping javascript tests.
(10 minutes)
Nginx & Unicorn
Nginx and Unicorn make a killer-combo for hosting a Rails application in production. Learn how to configure each in a Vagrant virtual machine in this episode.
(19 minutes)
Hstore
With hstore you can add schema-less data to PostgreSQL. This allows you to store model attributes without creating separate database columns. Watch how to do this using the activerecord-postgres-hstore gem.
(10 minutes)
Contributing to Rails with Git
If you want Rails to behave a certain way, try changing it and submitting a patch. This episode will show how to do exactly this using Git.
(11 minutes)
Image Manipulation
Learn how to do extensive image manipulation with the ImageMagick commands. Also learn how RMagick can be used in combination with CarrierWave to process uploaded images.
(11 minutes)
Metrics Metrics Metrics
Metric Fu, Metrical, SimpleCov, Rails Best Practices, and more are covered in this episode on metrics.
(7 minutes)
Facebook Open Graph
This episode builds on last week's episodes and shows how to integrate Facebook further through the Open Graph protocol. You will also learn how to tunnel your local server and move Facebook communication into a background process.
(11 minutes)
Chef Solo Basics
Chef is a provisioning tool which allows you to spin up production servers automatically. Here I show how to get started with Chef Solo and create a custom cookbook.
(17 minutes)
Capistrano Tasks (revised)
Learn the basics of writing Capistrano tasks, how to set variables, and run commands on a remote server. Then peak into the internals of Capistrano's deploy tasks to see how they work.
(10 minutes)
Asset Pipeline in Production
The Asset Pipeline is very useful, but it can be a pain in production. Here I show why it works the way it does, and how to customize it to fit your deployment setup.
(13 minutes)