ActiveRecord models in Rails already do a lot of the heavy lifting, in terms of database access and model relationships, but with a bit of work, they can do more things automatically. Let’s find out how!
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How to Upload Files with Ease Using DragonFly: New on Premium
File uploads are generally a tricky area in web development. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, we will learn how to use Dragonfly, a powerful Ruby gem that makes it easy and efficient to add any kind of upload functionality to a Rails project.
Become a Premium member to read this tutorial, as well as hundreds of other advanced tutorials and screencasts from the Tuts+ network.
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24 Extremely Useful Ruby Gems for Web Development
One of the nicer things about developing on the Ruby platform is the sheer amount of meticulously categorized, highly reusable code wrapped up in the form of aptly named ‘gems’.
I’m sure you’ve heard of popular frameworks like Sinatra or the super popular Rails that ship as gems but you’re missing an entire spectrum of others that handle issues at a much lower level. Start using these and watch your productivity shoot through the roof!
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Building Static Sites with Jekyll
A full-blown CMS is rarely necessary. Sometimes, you only need to create a light, static website … but you have just enough pages to make the process of copying template files and making cross-site markup changes a chore. Today, I’ll demonstrate a simple solution—Jekyll—that will make creating small websites a breeze.
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The Best Way to Learn Ruby on Rails
I come from a PHP background, but these days, I’m a full-time Rails developer. The difficulty for most people who make the switch lies in the learning curve that’s involved. Once you’ve become proficient in a language or framework, switching to a new one feels like an unnecessary (and time-consuming) challenge.
However, learning Ruby and Rails is actually pretty easy! It’s an incredibly powerful framework, and has a huge community pushing it along. So that begs the question: what’s the best way to learn Rails? Here’s a lesson plan.
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How to Install Ruby on a Mac
This one is tailor made for the Basix users among you. If you’ve been itching to try out Ruby and/or Rails, if the Terminal is somewhat new to you, you may find that even the process of installing it can generate countless confusing errors. This article will detail the exact steps you need to follow to get Ruby up and running on your Mac.
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How to Integrate rspec into a Sinatra App
In today’s video tutorial, I’m going to teach you how to use rspec within a Sinatra application. Along the way, we’ll also arrange for autotesting with Growl notifications so that our tests run automatically when we save our projects. If you’re quite new to the idea of testing, this is the perfect introduction.
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Ruby for Newbies: Testing with Rspec
Ruby is a one of the most popular languages used on the web. We’re running a Session here on Nettuts+ that will introduce you to Ruby, as well as the great frameworks and tools that go along with Ruby development. In this episode, you’ll learn about testing your Ruby code with Rspec, one of the best testing libraries in the business.
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Ruby for Newbies: Missing Methods
Ruby is a one of the most popular languages used on the web. We’re running a Session here on Nettuts+ that will introduce you to Ruby, as well as the great frameworks and tools that go along with Ruby development. In this episode, we’re going to look at the too-cool-to-be-true way that Ruby objects deal with methods that don’t exist.
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This entry is part 12 of 13 in the Ruby for Newbies Session
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