#137 Memoization (revised)
Aug 18, 2012 | 9 minutes | Performance, Caching
Memoization is a convenient way to cache a method's response. Here I show several ways to accomplish this from scratch since the ActiveSupport::Memoizable module has been deprecated.
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Model Caching (revised)
Caching at a low level is a great option when the view is too dynamic to cache and you need something flexible that can work anywhere in the application. Here I show a variety of ways to use Rails.cache with Active Record.
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Handling Exceptions (revised)
By default, Rails will render a static error file when an exception occurs in production. Here you will learn how to fully customize this behavior and render dynamic error pages.
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Performance Testing
Learn how to add performance tests that automate benchmark and profile reports. Here I show how to find the bottlenecks to optimize a page. I also show how to compile Ruby with gcdata to get information about memory usage.
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Eager Loading (revised)
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Edit Multiple (revised)
Editing one record at a time can be tedious work. Here you will learn three different ways to edit multiple records at once using checkboxes.
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