The Java platform is changing. No longer can a developer get by just knowing Java. There’s JRuby providing Ruby and Rails. There’s Groovy with Grails and other frameworks. Jython for Django. Scala with Lift. Rhino for JavaScript and frameworks like Phobos. And all of them provide not only access to …
Jim Rea demonstrates Track Magic, a plugin for Panorama that allows Rails developers to interact directly with Rails databases on the desktop without a browser. http://sdruby.com/podcast/62
Bradly Feeley reviews the new features and syntax changes in the latest production ready Ruby release, Ruby 1.9.1. http://sdruby.com/podcast/64
Considered by many developers to be one of the fastest frameworks for building applications, Rails has come a long way since 2005. Slated for release later this year, Rails 3 will feature some innovative new features that will make the developer experience even better. Rails 3 will also be the …
Guyren Howe has considerable experience with both MySQL and PostgreSQL. He discusses the myriad technical and other advantages to using PostgreSQL instead of MySQL for, well, pretty much anything. Bonus content: download the slides from this talk. http://sdruby.com/podcast/55
Move a find into the model to clean up the controllers and remove duplication. Also see how you can call these custom find methods through an association. http://railscasts.com/episodes/4-move-find-into-model