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XSS Protection in Rails 3
Episode #204 – Mar 08, 2010 – 59 comments

XSS Protection in Rails 3

It is easy to be vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks in earlier versions of Rails, but Rails 3 solves this by automatically escaping unsafe input. (8 minutes)
Mobile Devices
Episode #199 – Feb 01, 2010 – 89 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)
Edit Multiple Individually
Episode #198 – Jan 25, 2010 – 67 comments

Edit Multiple Individually

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields. (13 minutes)
Nested Model Form Part 2
Episode #197 – Jan 18, 2010 – 215 comments

Nested Model Form Part 2

Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery. (12 minutes)
Nested Model Form Part 1
Episode #196 – Jan 11, 2010 – 184 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)
Embedded Association
Episode #189 – Nov 23, 2009 – 83 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)
Formtastic Part 2
Episode #185 – Oct 26, 2009 – 74 comments

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)
Formtastic Part 1
Episode #184 – Oct 19, 2009 – 78 comments

Formtastic Part 1

Formtastic is a concise way to generate form views. In this episode (part 1 of 2) I show how to generate both a simple form and a more complex one which is customized with options. (10 minutes)
7 Security Tips
Episode #178 – Sep 07, 2009 – 64 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)
Pagination with AJAX
Episode #174 – Aug 10, 2009 – 91 comments

Pagination with AJAX

Learn an easy, unobtrusive way to add AJAX functionality to an existing set of pagination links using jQuery. (13 minutes)