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#6 Shortcut Blocks with Symbol to_proc Mar 16, 2007

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It may have a goofy syntax, but the Symbol#to_proc feature Rails adds allows you to do simple blocks very quickly and easily.

#5 Using with_scope Mar 14, 2007

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Learn how to use with_scope - a very powerful method which will allow your custom find methods to accept any find options. Just like magic!

#4 Move Find into Model Mar 12, 2007

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Move a find into the model to clean up the controllers and remove duplication. Also see how you can call these custom find methods through an association.

#3 Find Through Association Mar 08, 2007

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No need to pass foreign keys in find conditions, just do the find through a has_many association.

#2 Dynamic find_by Methods Mar 06, 2007

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Shorten simple finds considerably and improve readability by using the dynamic find_all_by and find_by methods.

#1 Caching with Instance Variables Mar 04, 2007

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Learn a quick way to improve performance. Just store the end result of an expensive command in an instance variable!

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