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Advanced Search Form (revised)
Episode #111 – Nov 17, 2011 – 61 comments

Advanced Search Form (revised)

It is often best to use a GET request when submitting a search form, however if it is an advanced search form with a lot of fields then this may not be ideal. Here I show how to create a search resource to handle this. (6 minutes)
Simple Search Form
Episode #37 – May 28, 2007 – 134 comments

Simple Search Form

A search form is quite different than other forms, this is because it does not deal with model's attributes. See a good way to add a simple search form in this episode. (6 minutes)
MetaWhere & MetaSearch
Episode #251 – Jan 31, 2011 – 65 comments

MetaWhere & MetaSearch

MetaWhere provides a way to do complex find conditions without SQL in Active Record. MetaSearch makes it easy to create search forms with many find options. (8 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)
Auto-Complete Association
Episode #102 – Apr 21, 2008 – 138 comments

Auto-Complete Association

Usually a select menu is used for setting a belongs_to association, but in this episode I will show you how to use a text field with auto completion. (13 minutes)