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Custom REST Actions
Episode #35May 23, 200765 comments

Custom REST Actions

REST adds many constraints. It restricts your controllers to seven actions. Normally this is okay, but sometimes you need to add your own custom actions. Learn how in this episode. (8 minutes)
Named Routes
Episode #34May 21, 200733 comments

Named Routes

When you add a custom route, make it a named route so you have url helper methods to easily link to that new route. See episode for details. (6 minutes)
Dangers of Model in Session
Episode #13Apr 02, 200739 comments

Dangers of Model in Session

Be careful when storing a model in a session. It will behave differently than you expect and can easily get out of sync with the database. Instead of storing the model directly in the session, store the id to the model and use that to fetch it from the database. (5 minutes)