1. Squirrel - Once More, with Feeling!

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

    Jon Yurek

  2. Second Refactoring of Security Roles

    Refactoring role-based security code in Ruby.

    Tammer Saleh

  3. To Each His Own

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

    Jared Carroll

  4. When to Create?

    Tips on using Rails’ find_or_create_by feature.

    Matt Jankowski

  5. Keep Your Mongrels on a Leash

    A tool to help manage your Mongrel web processes for Ruby.

    Jon Yurek

  6. bustin' out JOINs

    An intro to ActiveRecord’s join option.

    Jared Carroll

  7. What's the Deal with Rails' Polymorphic Associations?

    An intro to Rails polymorphic associations for Java developers.

    Jared Carroll

  8. SwitchTower Gotchas

    How to work around some common SwitchTower deployment problems.

    Matt Jankowski

  9. LDAP Server for ActiveRecord Models

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

    Tammer Saleh

  10. Using Wrapper Classes with ActiveRecord to Enforce Security Rules

    A technique for writing ActiveRecord code in a secure way.

    Tammer Saleh

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