RailsCasts

Latest Episodes:

#126 Populating a Database Sep 08, 2008

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Have you ever wanted to fill up a database with a lot of test data? See how to do that in this episode using the populator and faker gems.

#125 Dynamic Layouts Sep 01, 2008

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Discover how to dynamically change the layout using content in the database. Check out this episode for details.

#124 Beta Invitations Aug 25, 2008

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You know those invitation systems where a given user can invite a number of other people to join? That's what I show you how to make in this episode.

#123 Subdomains Aug 18, 2008

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Learn how to unleash the full potential of subdomains with the subdomain-fu Rails plugin in this episode.

#122 Passenger in Development Aug 11, 2008

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Tired of juggling multiple Rails apps around with script/server? See how to set up Passenger in development so each one has its own local domain name.

#121 Non Active Record Model Aug 04, 2008

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This episode will show you how to make a model which isn't based on Active Record. You may want to do this if a resource isn't backed by the database.

#120 Thinking Sphinx Jul 28, 2008

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If you need a full text search engine, Thinking Sphinx is a great solution. See why in this episode.

#119 Session Based Model Jul 21, 2008

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If you have a lot of logic associated with the data inside a session, you'll need some central location to put this logic. See how to create a session based model in this episode.

#118 Liquid Jul 14, 2008

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Liquid is a safe way to provide a powerful template language to the site's users. See how in this episode.

#117 Semi-Static Pages Jul 07, 2008

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Static pages can sometimes be a little awkward to add to a Rails app. See a couple different solutions to this problem in this episode.