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  1. 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
  2. Squirrel - Once More, with Feeling!

    The second release of our Squirrel library for Ruby SQL queries.

    Jon Yurek
    January 12, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Squirrel
  3. Second Refactoring of Security Roles

    Refactoring role-based security code in Ruby.

    Tammer Saleh
    January 12, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  4. When to Create?

    Tips on using Rails’ find_or_create_by feature.

    Matt Jankowski
    January 2, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  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
  7. SwitchTower Gotchas

    How to work around some common SwitchTower deployment problems.

    Matt Jankowski
    December 21, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
  8. Using Wrapper Classes with ActiveRecord to Enforce Security Rules

    A technique for writing ActiveRecord code in a secure way.

    Tammer Saleh
    November 9, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
  9. LDAP Server for ActiveRecord Models

    Here’s how to set up an LDAP server for your Ruby app.

    Tammer Saleh
    November 9, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
  10. Command-Line Utility to Interrogate Models

    Here’s a little script to better understand your ActiveRecord models.

    Tammer Saleh
    October 19, 2006
    • Web
    • Rails
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