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Authentication with Warden
Episode #305Dec 05, 201144 comments

Authentication with Warden

Warden makes it easy to move authentication up into Rack middleware. This means authentication can be accessed outside of a Rails controller such as in routes or in a mountable engine. (12 minutes)
Mobile Devices
Episode #199Feb 01, 201089 comments

Mobile Devices

Change the look and behavior of a Rails app on mobile devices. Also use jQTouch to build a native-looking interface. (13 minutes)
Guard
Episode #264May 02, 201157 comments

Guard

Guard watches files and runs a command after a file is modified. This allows you to automatically run tests in the background, restart your development server, reload the browser, and more. (8 minutes)
Rack in Rails 3
Episode #222Jul 12, 201026 comments

Rack in Rails 3

The router in Rails 3 is fully compatible with Rack. Learn how to embed Sinatra into an app, handle redirects, and improve on Rails Metal. (8 minutes)
App Templates in Rails 2.3
Episode #148Feb 09, 200950 comments

App Templates in Rails 2.3

In Rails 2.3 you can provide a template when generating a new Rails application. See how in this episode. (11 minutes)
OpenID with Authlogic
Episode #170Jul 13, 200972 comments

OpenID with Authlogic

Learn how to apply OpenID to an existing Authlogic setup as I show in this episode. This builds upon the app from episode 160. (11 minutes)
Upgrading to Rails 3 Part 2
Episode #226Aug 09, 201048 comments

Upgrading to Rails 3 Part 2

Here we continue upgrading an application to Rails 3 by getting our specs up and running and going through the rails_upgrade plugin. (12 minutes)
Passenger in Development
Episode #122Aug 11, 2008107 comments

Passenger in Development

Tired of juggling multiple Rails apps around with script/server? See how to set up Passenger in development so each one has its own local domain name. (7 minutes)
PayPal Notifications
Episode #142Dec 29, 200863 comments

PayPal Notifications

PayPal's IPN (Instant Payment Notification) service allows your app to get confirmation when an order is processed. In this episode I use IPN to mark a cart as purchased. (10 minutes)
Semi-Static Pages
Episode #117Jul 07, 200873 comments

Semi-Static Pages

Static pages can sometimes be a little awkward to add to a Rails app. See a couple different solutions to this problem in this episode. (14 minutes)