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YAML Configuration File
Application configuration shouldn't be spread throughout your code base. Instead a much better place to put it is an external YAML file. See how to do that in this episode.
(7 minutes)
Cookie Based Session Store
In Rails 1.2 the default session store is file based. This is inefficient and difficult to maintain. In Rails 2.0 the default is now cookie based which has several benefits as you will see in this episode.
(4 minutes)
Migrations in Rails 2.0
Migrations are now sexy in Rails 2.0! In this episode we will take a look at these improvements and the related rake tasks.
(5 minutes)
HTTP Basic Authentication
Rails 2.0 offers an extremely easy way to do HTTP basic authentication. See how in this episode.
(4 minutes)
Fixtures in Rails 2.0
In Rails 2.0, fixtures see many improvements which makes them much easier to manage. Watch this episode for details.
(4 minutes)
Simplify Views with Rails 2.0
Rails 2.0 is almost here. One of the many features in this release is the smarter helper methods which can make your views much cleaner. Learn all about it in this Episode.
(6 minutes)
Generate Named Routes
This more advanced episode will show you how to dynamically generate named routes by adding a method to the map object.
(5 minutes)
Generating PDF Documents
In this episode I will show you how to create PDF documents using the excellent PDF::Writer gem.
(7 minutes)
Destroy Without JavaScript
If the user has JavaScript disabled, the "Destroy" link might not work properly. In this episode I will explore a number of ways to work around this issue.
(7 minutes)
scope_out
The scope_out plugin will generate several helpful find methods for you automatically! It's the best way to move the find conditions into your model. Watch this episode for details.
(6 minutes)