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Contributing to Rails with Git
If you want Rails to behave a certain way, try changing it and submitting a patch. This episode will show how to do exactly this using Git.
(11 minutes)
Gem Dependencies
In Rails 2.1 we now have the ability to set gem dependencies. Now it's easier than ever to specify which ruby gems our rails app relies on.
(6 minutes)
Gitting Rails 2.1 RC1
Rails 2.1 Release Candidate 1 was just released! In this episode I will show you how to install it into your Rails project.
(6 minutes)
Request Profiling
You can use profiling to determine where the performance bottlenecks are in specific Rails actions. Watch this episode for details.
(10 minutes)
Analyzing the Production Log
In order to improve performance of your Rails application you need to find the bottlenecks. A great starting point is your production log. In this episode you will see how to use RAWK to analyze your log file and determine which controller actions take up the most processing time.
(5 minutes)
Git on Rails
Git has been getting a lot of buzz lately, and for good reason. It's an excellent SCM which in many ways is more simple and powerful than subversion. See how to set up a Rails project with Git in this episode.
(5 minutes)
Logging Variables
Have you ever wanted to easily log all variables? Now you can by using some advanced Ruby concepts as shown in this episode.
(6 minutes)
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)
Custom Rake Tasks
Rake is one of those tools that you don't realize how powerful it is until you start using it. In this episode you will learn how to create custom rake tasks and improve them by using rake features.
(10 minutes)
How to Make a Generator
Rails comes with many built-in generators, but what if you want to customize them or make your own? Rails gives you a great way to do this which you will learn in this episode.
(11 minutes)