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jQuery & Ajax (revised)
Episode #136Sep 28, 2012146 comments

jQuery & Ajax (revised)

Here I go back to the basics and show how to turn a traditional Rails app into one that interacts through Ajax by adding "remote" options, JavaScript templates and a dabble of jQuery. (14 minutes)
Complex Forms Part 3
Episode #75Oct 15, 2007270 comments

Complex Forms Part 3

In this third and final episode on complex forms I will show you how to edit a project and multiple tasks all in one form. This includes removing and adding tasks dynamically as well. See the show notes for updated code. (16 minutes)
Complex Forms Part 2
Episode #74Oct 08, 2007117 comments

Complex Forms Part 2

See how to use Javascript and RJS to add and remove form fields dynamically. This episode will build upon the previous episode allowing you to create any number of tasks in one form the same time a project is created. (8 minutes)
7 Security Tips
Episode #178Sep 07, 200964 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)
group_by Month
Episode #29May 09, 200762 comments

group_by Month

Learn how to use the very useful group_by method to group an array by anything you want! In this episode I group an array of tasks by month then sort it properly. (5 minutes)
Complex Forms Part 1
Episode #73Oct 01, 2007171 comments

Complex Forms Part 1

Complex forms often lead to complex controllers, but that doesn't have to be the case. In this episode see how you can create multiple models through a single form while keeping the controller clean. (8 minutes)
Update through Checkboxes
Episode #52Jul 02, 200744 comments

Update through Checkboxes

See how to select multiple items using checkboxes and perform an action on the selected items in this episode. (10 minutes)
Blocks in View
Episode #40Jun 04, 200737 comments

Blocks in View

If you try to create a helper method which accepts a block, you will run into a few gotchas. Learn the secrets of blocks in views in this episode. (9 minutes)
in_groups_of
Episode #28May 07, 200743 comments

in_groups_of

Have you ever wanted to visually line up items in rows and columns? The in_groups_of method makes this a cinch. Just watch out for the gotcha. (4 minutes)
Named Routes
Episode #34May 21, 200733 comments

Named Routes

When you add a custom route, make it a named route so you have url helper methods to easily link to that new route. See episode for details. (6 minutes)