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**RailsCasts**

Every other week you will be treated to a new, free RailsCasts episode featuring tips and tricks with Ruby on Rails, the popular web development framework. These screencasts are short and focus on one technique so you can quickly move on to applying it to your own project. The topics are geared toward the intermediate Rails developer, but beginners and experts will get something out of it as well. A Pro option is also available containing more screencasts each week. This is the full resolution version, a lower reoslution for mobile devices is also available.

Latest Episodes:

#56 The Logger Jul 11, 2007

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Learn all about the logger in this episode. See how to send messages to the log and how to customize it.

#55 Cleaning Up the View Jul 09, 2007

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This episode starts off with a big, messy template. Watch as this code shrinks and becomes more readable while the interface stays the same.

#54 Debugging with ruby-debug Jul 06, 2007

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This episode will show you how to debug a rails app using ruby-debug: set a breakpoint, inspect variables, change the code and more.

#53 Handling Exceptions Jul 04, 2007

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When an exception is raised in development you get the full error along with the stack trace. In production, only a simple message is displayed. Learn why this is and how to customize the handling of exceptions.

#52 Update through Checkboxes Jul 02, 2007

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See how to select multiple items using checkboxes and perform an action on the selected items in this episode.

#51 will_paginate Jun 29, 2007

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In edge rails (soon to be Rails 2.0), the built-in pagination has been moved into a plugin: classic_pagination. I recommend jumping over to the will_paginate plugin as shown in this episode.

#50 Contributing to Rails Jun 27, 2007

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The best way to contribute to the Rails project is to submit a patch. This episode shows how to do exactly that. There's also a surprise at the end that you don't want to miss!

#49 Reading the API Jun 25, 2007

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The Rails API docs are very useful but can be difficult to read. This episode will give some tips on reading the docs and mention a few alternative sites for accessing the API. Update: sorry about the broken movie, it should work now.

#48 Console Tricks Jun 22, 2007

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The Rails console is one of my favorite tools. This episode is packed with tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the console.

#47 Two Many-to-Many Jun 20, 2007

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There are two different ways to set up a many-to-many association in Rails. In this episode you will see how to implement both ways along with some tips on choosing the right one for your project.

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