3 MONTHS AGO

Exception Handling Services

* EXCEPTIONS

Throw away the ExceptionNotifier plugin, and say hello to Hoptoad and Exceptional. These Web services provide a free, easy-to-use interface for logging and managing your Rails exceptions. Just drop in a plugin and go and wonder how you lived without them

7 MONTHS AGO

ActiveRecord Validations Cheatsheet

* MODELS

Comprehensive but concise details of Rails' built-in class validation helper methods from validates_acceptance_of through to validates_uniqueness_of, along with details of how to roll your own low-level validations along with examples...

8 MONTHS AGO

Active Record Validation Errors Cheatsheet

* MODELS

Each ActiveRecord backed model in Rails has an errors object which errors are added to if the model fails validation. This cheatsheet covers methods available, default errors messages and view error helpers.

8 MONTHS AGO

Rails Migrations Cheatsheet

* CHEATSHEETS

Up and down methods, rake tasks, column mapping, loading fixtures, example migration file, all packed onto one A4 page for an easy at-a-glance reference. Updated for Rails 2.1

8 MONTHS AGO

Using RJS without calling the server

* RJS

If you want an easy way to use visual effects on your page or to manipulate the DOM in an AJAX style way but without making a call to the server, then take a look at this helper method...

8 MONTHS AGO

Form Helpers Cheatsheet

* CHEATSHEETS

Create forms, check boxes, radio buttons, select lists and more using Rails' built-in form helpers.

8 MONTHS AGO

Rewritten Form Helpers Cheatsheet

* CHEATSHEETS

I have completely rewritten the form helpers cheatsheet to make it much more useful.

9 MONTHS AGO

ActionMailer Cheatsheet

* CHEATSHEETS

ActionMailer is the Rails framework which handles email delivery. This comprehensive cheatsheet will help your email on its way.

10 MONTHS AGO

Test your regular expressions online

* REGULAR EXPRESSIONS

Regular expressions can be one of the trickiest aspects of programming to manage. This little tool will help you test out your code quickly and easily...

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO

Quickly debugging form helpers

* HELPERS

Sometimes you want to quickly see the output of helper methods, and constantly clicking refresh in your browser then viewing the page source can be tiresome. Instead, use the Rails console to check helpers are doing what you want them to.

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO

Self-referential table joins

* RELATIONSHIPS

We show you how to create a HABTM association for a table that links back to itself. For example, an article that has many related articles, or a person who has many related people.

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO

New in Rails 2.0: Sexy Migrations

* MIGRATIONS

A look at the new features and syntax available in migrations on Rails 2.0