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  1. 185

    Formtastic Part 2 Other translations: Tr Es

    In this episode we cover some of Formtastic's more advanced features, including its handling of many-to-many relationships, required fields and styling.

    Tags: forms views plugins

  2. 184

    Formtastic Part 1 Other translations: Tr Es

    Formtastic provides a concise way to generate form views. In the first part of this two-part series we use it to generate a simple form and a more complex, customised one.

    Tags: forms plugins views

  3. 183

    Gemcutter & Jeweler

    Gemcutter is a new service for hosting Ruby Gems. Jeweler is a gem that provides an automated way to release versions of a gem.

    Tags: tools

  4. 182

    Cropping Images Other translations: Cn

    In this episode we create a slick user interface for cropping images using Paperclip and JCrop.

    Tags: plugins

  5. 181

    Include vs Joins Other translations: Cn It

    The find method’s include and joins options can be a little confusing as they are so similar. Find out when to use which one in this episode.

    Tags: active-record

  6. 180

    Finding Unused CSS Other translations: Cn It

    As websites change stylesheets can become filled with unused selectors. The Deadweight gem helps to determine which ones can be removed.

    Tags: plugins

  7. 179

    Seed Data Other translations: Cn

    Rails 2.3.4 introduces a new convention for creating any seed data that your application needs. This means that you no longer have to put seed data in your migrations.

    Tags: active-record rails-23

  8. 178

    Seven Security Tips Other translations: Cn

    Security is paramount in your Rails applications. Here we show seven commons security flaws from mass assignment to CSRF.

    Tags: security forms views active-record

  9. 177

    Model Versioning Other translations: Cn

    If you need to keep track of the changes to an ActiveRecord model and switch between versions the Vestal Versions gem is well worth considering.

    Tags: active-record plugins

  10. 176

    Searchlogic

    Searchlogic uses named scopes to make searching against models simple. See how to create simple and more complex searches in this episode.

    Tags: active-record plugins