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Mountable Engines

#79 May 7, 2017 free

Mountable Engines are a great way to extract code into its own namespace and allow the code to be reused in other applications. Other popular gems that are mountable engines are Devise and Doorkeeper.

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Javascript Select Form Fields with Chosen

#76 Apr 16, 2017 free

Chosen is a jQuery plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. Learn how to use Chosen in a few different ways in this episode; Rails form builder and Simple Form.

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Drag and Drop with Interact.js

#75 Apr 9, 2017 free

Using Interact.js to create draggable and droppable items in our view, we can use AJAX callbacks on events to interact with our Ruby on Rails application. Also, learn how to use Ruby Assets to manage our Javascript Libraries.

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Page Specific Javascript in Ruby on Rails

#74 Apr 2, 2017 free

Sometimes you may find yourself with an application that has javascript that needs to execute only on a specific page. This episode lays the foundation to easily manage page specific javascript.

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Pagination with Kaminari

#73 Mar 26, 2017 free

When displaying a significant number of records, it is often a basic functions in a web application is to paginate the records and load them as requested.

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Working with Internationalization

#68 Feb 19, 2017 free

Adding translations into your website does not have to be hard. With Rails built in I18N functionality, we gain access to many helpers and conventions that makes it a much easier task. Learn how to add I18N into your Rails application.

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Decoding and Interacting with Barcodes

#67 Feb 12, 2017 free

Using the QuaggaJS Library, learn how to scan and decode barcodes with your Ruby on Rails application. Using provided callbacks, interact with controller actions to provide a seamless experience.

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Charts and Graphs

#55 Nov 21, 2016 free

Learn how to use one of three charting libraries, Chart.js, Highcharts, or Google Charts, using the Chartkick gem to create simple and unobtrusive charts in your application.

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Capturing Signatures with Signature Pad

#44 Aug 28, 2016 free

Using the Javascript Library, Signature Pad, learn how to capture user signatures and store them within your Ruby on Rails application.

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FullCalendar Events and Scheduling

#42 Aug 14, 2016 free

Learn how to incorporate FullCalendar into your Ruby on Rails application with listing and creating events. Using unobtrusive javascript, we can create a fast interactive calendar.

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Charts and Graphs

Capturing Signatures with Signature Pad

FullCalendar Events and Scheduling