Latest Screencasts

The second part of the tutorial for building a blog with Ruby on Rails version 3. We demonstrate how to set up some basic routes, manage the controller and views, and create a basic form for creating posts. Watch this screencast

See how to create a multistep (wizard) form from scratch in this episode. Watch this screencast

If dates play an important role in your application, consider adding a date picker or calendar view as shown in this episode. Watch this screencast

Rails 3 offers several new additions to validations. Here learn how to make a custom error_messages partial, reflect on validations, and clean up complex validations in a model. Watch this screencast

Ryan Bates demonstrated how to build a form with nested attributes in Ruby on Rails with Prototype. This screencast demonstrates how to refactor that form into usage of jQuery. Watch this screencast

Use checkboxes to edit multiple records in one form, where each one has an individual set of form fields. Watch this screencast

Add and remove nested model fields dynamically through JavaScript using either Prototype or jQuery. Watch this screencast

Handling multiple models in a single form is much easier with the accepts_nested_attributes_for method. See how to use this method to handle nested model fields. Watch this screencast

Forms are crucial to how users interact with your site. You can slap a form on a web page in record time with Rails, but basic forms just get you by. For a better user experience, you'll want to customize your forms and create interplay between your models. Learn how to take your forms to the next level from Ryan Bates, one of the most experienced Rails programmers (and screencasters) in the community. Watch this screencast

Learn about some of the more advanced functionality of Formtastic including handling many-to-many associations, required fields, and styling. Watch this screencast