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will_paginate (revised)
Episode #51Oct 06, 201146 comments

will_paginate (revised)

Almost every Rails application needs pagination, and will_paginate is a great way to go. Here I show you how to set it up, customize the way it looks, and see how it compares with Kaminari. (6 minutes)
Geocoder
Episode #273Jul 04, 201193 comments

Geocoder

If you need to work with geographic data, Geocoder is an excellent gem for converting addresses and coordinates, finding nearby locations, determining distances, and more! (8 minutes)
Pry with Rails
Episode #280Aug 22, 201178 comments

Pry with Rails

Pry is an alternative to IRB and sports many great features. Here I show how to integrate it into a Rails app, and how it can aid in debugging. (8 minutes)
Getting Started with Spree
Episode #298Nov 14, 201151 comments

Getting Started with Spree

Spree allows you to quickly turn a Rails project into a full eCommerce application. Here I show how to set it up and configure the look and feel of the store. (10 minutes)
Sharing Mustache Templates
Episode #295Oct 31, 201155 comments

Sharing Mustache Templates

Mustache is a simple, logic-less templating language which allows you to use the same template for both Ruby and JavaScript. See how to set it up with a custom template handler in this episode. (17 minutes)
Messaging with Faye
Episode #260Apr 04, 2011117 comments

Messaging with Faye

Faye is a subscription/publishing server which makes it easy to do push notifications within a Rails app. (13 minutes)
Token Fields
Episode #258Mar 21, 2011118 comments

Token Fields

With the jQuery Tokeninput plugin it is easy to add an autocompleting list of entries for a many-to-many association. (11 minutes)
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)
Testing with VCR
Episode #291Oct 17, 201153 comments

Testing with VCR

If you ever need to test an application which communicates with an external API, VCR is the way to go. Here I show a workflow in RSpec, how to use with capybara-mechanize, how to add sanitization filtering, and more. (13 minutes)
Markdown with Redcarpet
Episode #272Jun 27, 201186 comments

Markdown with Redcarpet

Redcarpet is an easy-to-use gem which interprets Markdown. Here I show how to customize it and add syntax highlighting through Pygments and Albino. (6 minutes)