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  1. Rails Don't Know Testing

    I’ve had enough of Rails testing, coming from other languages/frameworks that...

    Jared Carroll
    March 17, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Testing
  2. Relax Dont Do it When You Want to Go to It

    Authorization code for Rails.

    Jared Carroll
    January 19, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  3. NULLs. Can't Live with 'em Can't Live Without 'em

    Problems with NULL in Rails associations.

    Jared Carroll
    January 18, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
    • PostgreSQL
  4. To Each His Own

    Use each is a simple Ruby convention with low cognitive overhead.

    Jared Carroll
    January 8, 2007
    • Web
    • Ruby
  5. bustin' out JOINs

    An intro to ActiveRecord’s join option.

    Jared Carroll
    December 29, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
  6. What's the Deal with Rails' Polymorphic Associations?

    An intro to Rails polymorphic associations for Java developers.

    Jared Carroll
    December 27, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
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