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Having two gems that require different versions of the same dependency can sometimes cause runtime errors. Yehuda Katz and Carl Lereche have created an elegant solution in the Gem Bundler. Watch this screencast

In this screencast, I cover how to use custom Grails configurations along with filters to enable url-based site skins. Watch this screencast

Are you new to Ruby and want to get a head start? In this screencast, I discuss some of the most common methods and techniques that have to do with strings, arrays and hashes. This is also excellent for those coming from other languages. Watch this screencast

In this screencast, we continue on our task of creating a 'Stack Overflow' clone by adding more domain classes and relationships between them. We also cover how to test your classes using integration tests. Watch this screencast

Are you new to Grails? Grails is an excellent alternative to Ruby on Rails, which uses Groovy / Java. In this screencast, learn how to create a simple CRUD system with Grails. Watch this screencast

In this screencast, I cover how to create an admin section with a separate login, and describe how nested controllers work. Watch this screencast

Create a Ruby on Rails Jukebox Application and implement the "permalink" feature instead of the usage of "ID". Taking advantage of the "Counter Cache" you will be able to automatically keep track of the number of Albums asociated with each Artist. The last part spicy up the application with the usage of the Themes plugin for Rails. Watch this screencast

Want to know the basics of CSS? Watch this screencast and learn everything you should know as a web developer. We'll cover the basics which include colors, borders, padding, margins, lists, fonts, backgrounds, tables, links and floats. This is a very basic screencast, so if you are already familiar with these topics, this might be just a review for you. Watch this screencast

Learn how to spawn background processes using Ruby and the Process class. Here we discuss the difference between 'wait' and 'detach'. Watch this screencast

In this screencast we'll cover using variables, mixins and operations with LESS while building the header for the Flitter front end. Watch this screencast