Latest Screencasts (page 4)

This episode will walk you through adding AJAX functionality to a form using RJS. See how to easily update multiple elements on a page.

If you try to create a helper method which accepts a block, you will run into a few gotchas. Learn the secrets of blocks in views 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.

One of the most common security problems for dynamic sites is SQL Injection. Thankfully Rails does everything it can in solving this issue, but you still need to be aware of it.

The final piece of the administration puzzle: authentication. There are many different approaches which is why I saved this step for last. This episode will cover a few techniques including the simple solution used for this site.

In this second part of the series on administration, you will learn how to lock down the site to keep the public from accessing the administration features.

This is the first part of a three part series on building an administration system. Many developers choose to separate it completely from the public side of the site by placing it into an admin subdirectory. This episode will show you an alternative and often better solution.

It is often asked: how do I create a list of checkboxes for managing a HABTM association? Ask no more because this episode will show you how to do exactly that.