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  1. 265

    Rails 3.1 Overview Other translations: Ja Es

    This is the first episode in a series covering Rails 3.1. Here we show how to install the beta and show some of the new features.

    Tags: rails-31

  2. 264

    Guard Other translations: Ja Es

    Guard watches files and runs a command after a file is modified. This allows you to automatically run tests in the background, restart your development server, reload the browser, and more.

    Tags: tools testing

  3. 263

    Client-side Validations Other translations: Ja Es

    Showing validation errors inline as the user is filling out the form can lead to a better use experience. Learn how to do this using the Client Side Validations gem.

    Tags: plugins forms

  4. 262

    Trees With Ancestry Other translations: Ja Es

    The Ancestry gem works like a tree but also allows us to fetch deeply nested messages in a single query. It provides a method to arrange them after fetching.

    Tags: plugins

  5. 261

    Testing JavaScript with Jasmine Other translations: Ja Es

    Are you testing your JavaScript? Learn how to add specs using Jasmine. This episode also covers jQuery integration with jasmine-jquery.

    Tags: testing plugins

  6. 260

    Messaging With Faye Other translations: Ja Es

    Faye is a subscription/publishing server which makes it easy to do push notifications within a Rails app.

    Tags: plugins

  7. 259

    Decent Exposure Other translations: Ja Es

    he decent_exposure gem makes it convenient to share controller data with the view through methods instead of instance variables.

    Tags: plugins controllers views

  8. 258

    Token Fields Other translations: Ja Es

    With the jQuery Tokeninput plugin it is easy to add an autocompleting list of entries for a many-to-many association.

    Tags: forms ajax plugins

  9. 257

    Request Specs and Capybara Other translations: Ja Es

    Request specs in RSpec are a great way to ensure the entire application stack is working properly. Here I also show how to use capybara with integrated JavaScript testing using Selenium.

    Tags: testing plugins rails-30

  10. 256

    I18n Backends Other translations: Ja Es

    Internationalization is easy to add in Rails, but the YAML files can be difficult to manage. In this episode I show how to use Redis for managing the translations through a web interface.

    Tags: views