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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.

Creating drag & drop sortable lists is fairly easy using Prototype and the built in helper methods. See how in this episode.

In this episode I show how to nest resources through routing and go into some new additions in Rails 2.2.

See how to handle authentication and custom actions using ActiveResource in this episode.

ActiveResource allows you to easily communicate between multiple Rails applications. See how in this episode.

Rails 2.0 offers an extremely easy way to do HTTP basic authentication. See how in this episode.

If the user has JavaScript disabled, the "Destroy" link might not work properly. In this episode I will explore a number of ways to work around this issue.

Need multiple user authentication? If so, the restful_authentication plugin is a great way to go. It will generate some basic authentication code for you which is good starting point to your authentication system. Watch this episode for details.

REST adds many constraints. It restricts your controllers to seven actions. Normally this is okay, but sometimes you need to add your own custom actions. Learn how in this episode.

When you add a custom route, make it a named route so you have url helper methods to easily link to that new route. See episode for details.