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Rake is one of those tools that you don't realize how powerful it is until you start using it. In this episode you will learn how to create custom rake tasks and improve them by using rake features.

Rails comes with many built-in generators, but what if you want to customize them or make your own? Rails gives you a great way to do this which you will learn in this episode.

Learn all about the logger in this episode. See how to send messages to the log and how to customize it.

This episode will show you how to debug a rails app using ruby-debug: set a breakpoint, inspect variables, change the code and more.

The Rails API docs are very useful but can be difficult to read. This episode will give some tips on reading the docs and mention a few alternative sites for accessing the API. Update: sorry about the broken movie, it should work now.

The Rails console is one of my favorite tools. This episode is packed with tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the console.

RJS and AJAX can be difficult to debug. Many times you don't get any error message in the browser. Learn different techniques for solving these tricky problems in this episode.

This episode will walk you through setting up a Rails project on subversion. It covers some helpful tips and gotchas you may experience along the way.