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

Inherited Resource simplifies RESTful controllers by providing default actions which can be customized through inheritance.

Embedded flash notices, permanent cookies, and the details of respond_with are in this episode.

The second part of the tutorial for building a blog with Ruby on Rails version 3. We demonstrate how to set up some basic routes, manage the controller and views, and create a basic form for creating posts.

Change the look and behavior of a Rails app on mobile devices. Also use jQTouch to build a native-looking interface.

Adding static pages. We write the Cucumber feature, spec, then add the controller code and finally views.

Creating a social networking site often requires a self-referential association on the User model to define friends/followers. In this episode I show how to do exactly that.

How do you use jQuery with Rails? In this episode I redo episode #43 using jQuery instead of Prototype/RJS.

Have you ever wanted to access helper methods outside of the view layer? In this episode I show you a couple ways to do just that.

This episode demonstrates a couple ways to redirect the user back to a previous page. Applying this to your site can help minimize the user's need to press the back button.