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Formtastic Part 2
Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling.
(9 minutes)
Include vs Joins
The :include and :joins options for the find method can be a little confusing because they are so similar. In this episode I show specifically when to use which option.
(11 minutes)
Tableless Model
If you want to create a model without a database backend, you simply need to define a couple methods in the model like I show in this episode.
(8 minutes)
Polymorphic Association
Polymorphic associations can be perplexing. In this episode I show you how to set it up in Active Record and then move to the controller and view layer.
(8 minutes)
Searchlogic
Searchlogic makes searching models easier than ever with its assortment of named scopes. In this episode I show you how to create simple and advanced searches.
(13 minutes)
Complex Forms Part 3
In this third and final episode on complex forms I will show you how to edit a project and multiple tasks all in one form. This includes removing and adding tasks dynamically as well. See the show notes for updated code.
(16 minutes)
Model Versioning
If you need to keep track of a model's history of changes and switch between versions, consider using the vestal_versions gem like I show in this episode.
(9 minutes)
More on Virtual Attributes
Use a virtual attribute to implement a simple tagging feature. In this episode I show you how to assign virtual attributes through a callback instead of a setter method.
(7 minutes)
Integrating Active Merchant
In this episode I show how to add Active Merchant's functionality to a Rails application to make a fully-functional checkout process.
(18 minutes)
Feed Parsing
Learn two different techniques for parsing an RSS feed using Feedzirra in this episode!
(10 minutes)