Latest Screencasts
Delayed Job
Railscasts - 2009-07-20 - free
Is there a long running task which should be handled in the background? One of the best ways is using the delayed_job plugin like I show in this episode. Watch this screencast
Cron in Ruby
Railscasts - 2009-06-01 - free
Cron is great for handling recurring tasks, but it is an external dependency with a crazy syntax. In this episode I show you how to use Whenever to create cron jobs with Ruby. Watch this screencast
Monitoring with God
Railscasts - 2008-10-05 - free
Need to ensure your background processes stay up and running and don't use too many resources? Check out the god gem as shown in this episode. Watch this screencast
Custom Daemon
Railscasts - 2008-09-29 - free
Creating a custom daemon to handle background tasks is surprisingly simple. In this episode I will make a daemon to handle dynamically scheduled tasks. Watch this screencast
Starling and Workling
Railscasts - 2008-09-22 - free
Need to run a task frequently in the background? Starling and Workling is a killer combination for doing just that. See how in this episode. Watch this screencast
Rake in Background
Railscasts - 2008-09-15 - free
In need of a background process? You may be able to accomplish this with a simple Rake task. See how in this episode. Watch this screencast

