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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)
Upgrading to Rails 3.2
Episode #318Jan 23, 201252 comments

Upgrading to Rails 3.2

Rails 3.2 sports many new features including automatic explain queries, tagged logging, key-value store in Active Record, improved migration generator and more. Learn all about these new features in this episode. (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)
Beanstalkd and Stalker
Episode #243Dec 06, 201040 comments

Beanstalkd and Stalker

Beanstalk is a fast and easy way to queue background tasks. Stalker provides a nice wrapper interface for creating these jobs. (9 minutes)
jQuery
Episode #136Nov 17, 2008114 comments

jQuery

How do you use jQuery with Rails? In this episode I redo episode #43 using jQuery instead of Prototype/RJS. (9 minutes)
MongoDB and MongoMapper
Episode #194Dec 28, 200976 comments

MongoDB and MongoMapper

MongoDB is a document based database engine. Learn how to access it through MongoMapper in this episode. (13 minutes)
7 Security Tips
Episode #178Sep 07, 200964 comments

7 Security Tips

Security is important! Here I show seven different security flaws which are common to Rails applications ranging from mass assignment to CSRF protection. (14 minutes)
Rails 2.2 Extras
Episode #140Dec 15, 200845 comments

Rails 2.2 Extras

This episode finishes up the Rails 2.2 series by showing a few miscellaneous additions that I find useful. (4 minutes)
Rails 2.3 Extras
Episode #152Mar 09, 200955 comments

Rails 2.3 Extras

This episode finishes up this series on Rails 2.3. Here you will learn about several smaller additions in 2.3. (9 minutes)
I18n
Episode #138Dec 01, 200870 comments

I18n

Internationalization is one of the biggest additions in Rails 2.2. See how the basics work in this episode. (7 minutes)