Teach Me To Code » Screencasts (iPhone/iPod) Podcast
1) My Podcasting Setup
My Equipment: Mackie PROFX12 12-Channel Compact Effects Mixer with USB Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone Roland R-05 Studio WAVE/MP3 Recorder Transcend 32 GB Class 10 SDHC Flash...Show More
2) Upgrading JotRod to Rails 3.1.3
When preparing to add some layout features to JotRod, I realized it was a Rails 3.0.9 application. Here's a quick rundown on upgrading to Rails 3.1.3. Download 164.7 MB Download (iPod & iPhone) 37.9 ...Show More
3) Followers and Following
In order to get someone a timeline in JotRod, we need followers and following lists to compile the Jots from. This means that we need to add a new ColumnFamily called Followers and another one called ...Show More
4) ActiveModel Callbacks
In the Jots (like tweets) in JotRod, I needed to generate a hash on creation as the key for the Jots. So, I determined that the easiest way to do that was to include ActiveModel Callbacks. The module...Show More
5) Model Generator
Here's an introduction to creating a Rails connector gem for an ORM with a model generator. Download 352.3 MB Download (iPod & iPhone) 84.7 MB Take the 2011 Readers Survey
6) Introduction to Sandra: The Cassandra ORM
When I started playing with Cassandra, I wound up writing part of an ORM to get what I needed from it. I want to build actual projects with Rails, Ruby, or other technologies for my videos rather tha...Show More
7) Ruby Koans
I’m working on another Cassandra demo, but didn’t have time to finish, so I decided to show you Ruby Koans. It’s a very interesting test-driven approach to learning Ruby. I hope you enjoy it. Downloa...Show More
8) Cassandra Basic Schema and Ruby Gem
You can get cassandra at cassandra.apache.org and the ruby gem by running: gem install cassandra I did run into a problem with the trift_client gem when installing. If you get a Load Error, run this. ...Show More
9) Create a ‘Like’ or ‘+1′ button with make_flaggable
With the recent release of the Google Plus beta (ask me for an invite if you want one), I felt it appropriate to show a simple way to create a Like or +1 button for your Rails application. The app and...Show More
10) Building a Star-Rating System in Ruby on Rails with jQuery
Specification Clicking a star rating turns on the stars to the left of the star I clicked. Clicking a star submits the star rating. When I refresh the page, the star ratings should be persistent. ...Show More