Episode 15: Fun with Find Conditions
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: You can pass more than simple strings to (more...) find conditions. Arrays, ranges, and nil values can be passed as well. In this episode you will see the tricks involved with passing these odd objects to find conditions. (Update: audio fixed). (less)
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Duration: 04:31
Episode 14: Performing Calculations on Models
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Did you know ActiveRecord provides class (more...) methods for performing calculations on models? You can even use these methods through associations. (less)
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Duration: 02:57
Episode 84: Cookie Based Session Store
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: In Rails 1.2 the default session store (more...) is file based. This is inefficient and difficult to maintain. In Rails 2.0 the default is now cookie based which has several benefits as you will see in this episode. (less)
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Duration: 04:00
Episode 83: Migrations in Rails 2.0
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Migrations are now sexy in Rails 2.0! In (more...) this episode we will take a look at these improvements and the related rake tasks. (less)
Developing Software with the Microsoft Solutions Framework
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on 03 Apr 2008
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Description: The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) (more...) is Microsoft's own recommended set of methodologies for the development of software using Microsoft technologies. Based on the agile software development model, it has its own set of principles, models, concepts and guidelines.
In simple terms, projects using MSF practices aim to deliver high quality software as quickly as possible using the least possible number of people on the project team. It also aims for delivering high quality results while minimizing risk.
To quote the Microsoft Solutions Framework White Paper: "Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is a deliberate and disciplined approach to technology projects based on a defined set of principles, models, disciplines, concepts, guidelines, and proven practices from Microsoft." (less)
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Duration: 02:01
Episode 79: Generate Named Routes
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: This more advanced episode will show you (more...) how to dynamically generate named routes by adding a method to the map object. (less)
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Duration: 05:59
Episode 5: Using with_scope
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Learn how to use with_scope - a very (more...) powerful method which will allow your custom find methods to accept any find options. Just like magic! (less)
Episode 22: Eager Loading
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: One way to improve performance is to cut (more...) down on the number of SQL queries. You can do this through eager loading. Learn all about it in this episode! (less)
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Duration: 04:37
Episode 31: Formatting Time
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Learn how to use the trusty strftime (more...) method to format a time, and see how Rails allows you to save this format for later use. (less)
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Duration: 05:01
Episode 30: Pretty Page Title
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: If you are like me, you avoid creating (more...) page titles because it is kind of a pain. But in this episode I will show you a clean way to add titles to your pages. (less)
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Duration: 05:16
Episode 91: Refactoring Long Methods
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: In this episode I walk you through an (more...) exercise in refactoring by taking a long method and making it more concise. (less)
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Duration: 07:29
Episode 20: Restricting Access
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: In this second part of the series on (more...) administration, you will learn how to lock down the site to keep the public from accessing the administration features. (less)
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Duration: 04:32
Episode 29: group_by Month
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Learn how to use the very useful (more...) 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. (less)
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Duration: 05:11
Episode 89: Page Caching
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Page caching is an efficient way to (more...) cache stateless content. In this episode I will show you how to cache the dynamic javascript we created last week. (less)
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Duration: 06:31
Episode 33: Making a Plugin
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: You can sometimes remove a lot of (more...) duplication by generating methods dynamic. In this episode I will show you how to create a plugin which does exactly that. (less)
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Duration: 07:55
Episode 36: Subversion on Rails
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: This episode will walk you through (more...) setting up a Rails project on subversion. It covers some helpful tips and gotchas you may experience along the way. (less)