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Fragment Caching (revised)
If you need to cache a certain section of a page instead of the entire page, fragment caching is the way to go. Learn how caching is stored, how to create auto expiring caches, and more.
(9 minutes)
HTTP Caching
With HTTP response headers you can the cache in the user's browser and proxies. Etags, Last-Modified, Cache-Control and Rack::Cache are all covered here
(15 minutes)
Syntax Highlighting (revised)
Here I compare several syntax highlighting solutions and show how to use Pygments in a Rails app. I also show how to integrate it with Markdown and add caching.
(8 minutes)
Tree-Based Navigation (revised)
If your Rails app is content-heavy, consider organizing it in a tree menu structure. Here I show how to add top-level tabs, nested links in a side bar, and breadcrumbs to go up the hierarchy.
(10 minutes)
Fragment Caching
Sometimes you only want to cache a section of a page instead of the entire page. Fragment caching is the answer as shown in this episode.
(6 minutes)
ERB Blocks in Rails 3
Blocks in ERB templates are handled differently in Rails 3.0 Beta 2. Learn all about it in this episode.
(9 minutes)
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)