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#352 Securing an API
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07:00:00 05/23/12

There are many approaches to locking down an API. Here I start off with HTTP Basic authentication then move on to generating a unique token which can be passed thr...

#352 Securing an API

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#352 Securing an API

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There are many approaches to locking down an API. Here I start off with HTTP Basic authentication then move on to generating a unique token which can be passed through a URL parameter or HTTP header.

#350 REST API Versi...
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07:00:00 05/16/12

APIs should be consistent, but it is difficult to do this when returning a JSON response along side the HTML interface. Here I show how to add a versioned, RESTful...

#350 REST API Versioning

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#350 REST API Versioning

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APIs should be consistent, but it is difficult to do this when returning a JSON response along side the HTML interface. Here I show how to add a versioned, RESTful API. The version can be determined from either the URL or HTTP headers.

#348 The Rails API Gem
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07:00:00 05/09/12

It is often asked: Is Rails a good fit if I only need to serve an API? In this episode I show how to use the Rails API gem to create a slimmer Rails application de...

#348 The Rails API Gem

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#348 The Rails API Gem

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It is often asked: Is Rails a good fit if I only need to serve an API? In this episode I show how to use the Rails API gem to create a slimmer Rails application designed to respond with JSON.

#346 Wizard Forms w...
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07:00:00 05/03/12

Creating a wizard form can be tricky in Rails. Learn how Wicked can help by turning a controller into a series of multiple steps.

#346 Wizard Forms with Wicked

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#346 Wizard Forms with Wicked

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Creating a wizard form can be tricky in Rails. Learn how Wicked can help by turning a controller into a series of multiple steps.

#344 Queue Classic
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07:00:00 04/24/12

PostgreSQL can act as a worker queue which can replace the need for a separate process to manage the background jobs. Here you will learn how to do this with the q...

#344 Queue Classic

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#344 Queue Classic

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PostgreSQL can act as a worker queue which can replace the need for a separate process to manage the background jobs. Here you will learn how to do this with the queue_classic gem.

#342 Migrating to P...
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07:00:00 04/17/12

Postgres is a feature-packed relational database that every Rails developer should consider using. Here you will learn how to install it, add it to a new applicati...

#342 Migrating to PostgreSQL

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#342 Migrating to PostgreSQL

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Postgres is a feature-packed relational database that every Rails developer should consider using. Here you will learn how to install it, add it to a new application, and transition from an existing SQLite app using the "taps" gem.

#340 DataTables
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07:00:00 04/11/12

DataTables makes it easy to convert a plain HTML table into one with pagination, sorting, and searching - all done with JavaScript and jQuery. Here I show how to s...

#340 DataTables

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#340 DataTables

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DataTables makes it easy to convert a plain HTML table into one with pagination, sorting, and searching - all done with JavaScript and jQuery. Here I show how to set this up and use a Rails application as the data source.

#338 Globalize3
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07:00:00 04/04/12

Rails has great internationalization (I18n) support making it easy to translate static text into other languages, but how do we translate database content? Learn h...

#338 Globalize3

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#338 Globalize3

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Rails has great internationalization (I18n) support making it easy to translate static text into other languages, but how do we translate database content? Learn how using Globalize 3 in this episode.

#336 Copycopter
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07:00:00 03/27/12

Copycopter provides a nice interface that clients can use to edit the text in a Rails application. Learn how to deploy a Copycopter server using Heroku and integra...

#336 Copycopter

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#336 Copycopter

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Copycopter provides a nice interface that clients can use to edit the text in a Rails application. Learn how to deploy a Copycopter server using Heroku and integrate it in a Rails application through I18n.

#334 Compass & CSS ...
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07:00:00 03/21/12

Compass improves the Sass experience by providing useful mixins, functions, and more. You will also learn how to make CSS sprites with it in this episode.

#334 Compass & CSS Sprites

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#334 Compass & CSS Sprites

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Compass improves the Sass experience by providing useful mixins, functions, and more. You will also learn how to make CSS sprites with it in this episode.

#332 Refinery CMS B...
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07:00:00 03/14/12

If you need to quickly create an informational site that can be easily edited, consider using a content management system. Here I show how to build a site using Re...

#332 Refinery CMS Basics

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#332 Refinery CMS Basics

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If you need to quickly create an informational site that can be easily edited, consider using a content management system. Here I show how to build a site using Refinery CMS.

#330 Better Sass wi...
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08:00:00 03/07/12

If you are tired of the browser vendor prefixes in CSS, check out Bourbon. It provides Sass mixins and functions to make CSS more convenient.

#330 Better Sass with Bourbon

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#330 Better Sass with Bourbon

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If you are tired of the browser vendor prefixes in CSS, check out Bourbon. It provides Sass mixins and functions to make CSS more convenient.

#328 Twitter Bootst...
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08:00:00 02/28/12

Twitter Bootstrap can help make beautiful web apps quickly by providing you with useful CSS and JavaScript. Here you will learn how to include it into Rails with t...

#328 Twitter Bootstrap Basics

Added 02/28/12
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#328 Twitter Bootstrap Basics

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Twitter Bootstrap can help make beautiful web apps quickly by providing you with useful CSS and JavaScript. Here you will learn how to include it into Rails with the twitter-bootstrap-rails gem.

#326 ActiveAttr
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08:00:00 02/21/12

ActiveAttr provides what Active Model left out. If you need to create a table-less model with features similar to Active Record, watch this episode.

#326 ActiveAttr

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#326 ActiveAttr

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ActiveAttr provides what Active Model left out. If you need to create a table-less model with features similar to Active Record, watch this episode.

#324 Passing Data t...
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08:00:00 02/13/12

There are a variety of ways to pass variables from a Rails application to JavaScript. Here I show three techniques: a script tag, a data attribute, and the Gon gem.

#324 Passing Data to JavaScript

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#324 Passing Data to JavaScript

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There are a variety of ways to pass variables from a Rails application to JavaScript. Here I show three techniques: a script tag, a data attribute, and the Gon gem.

#322 RABL
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08:00:00 02/08/12

RABL - Ruby API Builder Language - provides a DSL for generating JSON or XML responses in a Ruby application. Learn how to share and configure complex JSON data in...

#322 RABL

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#322 RABL

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RABL - Ruby API Builder Language - provides a DSL for generating JSON or XML responses in a Ruby application. Learn how to share and configure complex JSON data in this episode.

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#314 Pretty URLs with FriendlyId

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#314 Pretty URLs with FriendlyId
01/09/12

If you are tired of model ids in the URL, overriding to_param can only get you so far. The friendly_id plugin can help by making it easy to generate a URL slug and maintain a history.