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  1. 285

    Spork Other translations: Es Ja

    Spork improves the loading time of your test suite by starting up your Rails application once in the background. Use it with Guard for the ultimate combo in fast feedback while doing TDD.

    Tags: testing plugins tools

  2. 284

    Active Admin Other translations: Ja Es Fr Ru

    Active Admin allows you to quickly build an admin interface with just a few commands. Not only does it look great, but it is very customizable as shown in this episode.

    Tags: administration plugins

  3. 283

    Authentication With Sorcery Other translations: Ja Fr Es

    Sorcery is a full-featured, modular solution to authentication which leaves the controller and view layers up to you.

    Tags: authentication plugins

  4. 282

    Upgrading to Rails 3.1 Other translations: Ja Es Ru Fr

    It is incredibly easy to upgrade to Rails 3.1, but if you want to take advantage of the asset pipeline you will need to put in some extra effort. Have no fear because we walk you through each of the necessary steps in this episode.

    Tags: rails-31

  5. 281

    Foreman Other translations: Ja Es He Fr

    Foreman can help manage multiple processes that your Rails app depends upon when running in development. It also provides an export command to move them into production.

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  6. 280

    Pry With Rails Other translations: Pl Ja Es Fr

    Pry is an alternative to IRB and sports many great features. Here we show how to integrate it into a Rails app, and how it can aid in debugging.

    Tags: plugins tools

  7. 279

    Understanding The Asset Pipeline Other translations: Ja Es Fr

    The asset pipeline is probably the biggest feature in Rails 3.1, but it can seem like magic at first. Here we dive into how the asset pipeline works.

    Tags: rails-31

  8. 278

    Search With Sunspot Other translations: Ja Es Fr

    Sunspot makes it easy to do full text searching through Solr. In this episode we show how to search on various attributes and add facets for filtering the search further.

    Tags: plugins

  9. 277

    Mountable Engines Other translations: De Ja Fr Es

    Engines are receiving a major update in Rails 3.1. You can mount them at any path, embed assets, run generators and more. See how in this episode.

    Tags: rails-31

  10. 276

    Testing Time & Web Requests Other translations: Es Fr Ja

    It can be difficult to test code that deals with the current time or an external web request. Here we show you how to do both using the Timecop and FakeWeb gems.

    Tags: testing plugins