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Token Fields
Episode #258Mar 21, 2011118 comments

Token Fields

With the jQuery Tokeninput plugin it is easy to add an autocompleting list of entries for a many-to-many association. (11 minutes)
Running JavaScript in Ruby
Episode #297Nov 07, 201147 comments

Running JavaScript in Ruby

Sometimes logic needs to be shared between the server-side (Ruby) and the client-side (JavaScript). Here I show how to run JavaScript directly in Ruby through ExecJS and therubyracer. (14 minutes)
Authentication from Scratch
Episode #250Jan 24, 2011129 comments

Authentication from Scratch

Password authentication is not too complicated to make from scratch, it will also help to get a better understanding of how it works. (15 minutes)
CarrierWave File Uploads
Episode #253Feb 14, 2011117 comments

CarrierWave File Uploads

CarrierWave makes it easy and clean to add file uploads to your application. It supports a variety of ORMs, frameworks and image processors. (9 minutes)
Trees with Ancestry
Episode #262Apr 18, 201184 comments

Trees with Ancestry

The Ancestry gem works like a tree but also allows us to fetch deeply nested messages in a single query. It provides a method to arrange them after fetching. (9 minutes)
Nested Model Form Part 1
Episode #196Jan 11, 2010184 comments

Nested Model Form Part 1

Handling multiple models in a single form is much easier with the accepts_nested_attributes_for method. See how to use this method to handle nested model fields. (11 minutes)
Dynamic attr_accessible
Episode #237Oct 25, 201065 comments

Dynamic attr_accessible

It is important to use attr_accessible for security with mass assignment, but what if you need it to be dynamic based on user permissions? See how in this episode. (9 minutes)
Introducing Devise
Episode #209Apr 12, 2010116 comments

Introducing Devise

Devise is a full-featured authentication solution which handles all of the controller logic and form views for you. Learn how to set it up in this episode. (10 minutes)
Cropping Images
Episode #182Oct 05, 2009144 comments

Cropping Images

Present a slick user interface for cropping image attachments using Jcrop and Paperclip. (14 minutes)
Embedded Association
Episode #189Nov 23, 200983 comments

Embedded Association

Learn how to set up a one-to-many or many-to-many association which is entirely embedded into a single column through a string or bitmask. (14 minutes)