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Extracting a Ruby Gem
In this episode I show how to extract a Ruby Gem from an existing Rails application, test it with RSpec and Supermodel, and add a Railtie.
(16 minutes)
Resque
Resque creates background jobs using Redis. It supports multiple queue and comes with an administration interface for monitoring and managing the queues.
(12 minutes)
Request Specs and Capybara
Request specs in RSpec are a great way to ensure the entire application stack is working properly. Here I also show how to use capybara with integrated JavaScript testing using Selenium.
(13 minutes)
Cron in Ruby
Cron is great for handling recurring tasks, but it is an external dependency with a crazy syntax. In this episode I show you how to use Whenever to create cron jobs with Ruby.
(8 minutes)
Delayed Job
Is there a long running task which should be handled in the background? One of the best ways is using the delayed_job plugin like I show in this episode.
(10 minutes)
New Gem with Bundler
Creating new gems is easy with the `bundle gem` command. In this episode I will walk you through how this works.
(7 minutes)
Thor
Thor is an alternative to Rake. It has better support for command line arguments and provides a way to add global scripts.
(8 minutes)
Starling and Workling
Need to run a task frequently in the background? Starling and Workling is a killer combination for doing just that. See how in this episode.
(9 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)
MongoDB and MongoMapper
MongoDB is a document based database engine. Learn how to access it through MongoMapper in this episode.
(13 minutes)