SD Ruby – Episode 062: Track Magic
Jim Rea demonstrates Track Magic, a plugin for Panorama that allows Rails developers to interact directly with Rails databases on the desktop without a browser. http://sdruby.com/podcast/62
Tag: ruby
Ruby 1.9.1
Bradly Feeley reviews the new features and syntax changes in the latest production ready Ruby release, Ruby 1.9.1. http://sdruby.com/podcast/64
What to Expect in Rails 3.0
Considered by many developers to be one of the fastest frameworks for building applications, Rails has come a long way since 2005. Slated for release later this year, Rails 3 will feature some innovative new features that will make the developer experience even better. Rails 3 will also be the …
SD Ruby – Episode 055: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Rails
Guyren Howe has considerable experience with both MySQL and PostgreSQL. He discusses the myriad technical and other advantages to using PostgreSQL instead of MySQL for, well, pretty much anything. Bonus content: download the slides from this talk. http://sdruby.com/podcast/55
Railscasts – Move Find into Model
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. http://railscasts.com/episodes/4-move-find-into-model
Improving the Usability of Your Ruby on Rails Applications
This session will explain the importance of usability and teach essential interface design principles for better user experiences on the web. The session will then dive into how to apply these principles in Ruby on Rails code, using a simple rails app to progressively add interface design improvements to enhance …