Archive for the 'Ruby on Rails' Category


05Mar

Learning Rails – step 5

In this step: – using “Flash Message Conductor” (http://swik.net/Rails/Robby+on+Rails/Flash+Message+Conductor+now+a+Gem/c39as) I managed messages and errors. – using javascript + css I managed row highlight both in contacts view and mailinglists view <!– _row.html.erb <== contacts view –> <tr class=”<%= cycle(‘oddrow’,'evenrow’) %>” onmouseover=”cell_over(this, ‘TrHover’)” onmouseout=”cell_out(this)”> <td>< %=h row.email %></td> <td>< %=h row.firstname %></td> <td>< %=h row.lastname %></td> [...]

03Feb

Learning Rails – step 4

In the 2 following video you can see how to create pages accessible only to logged in users. Download Step4 – 1st: Ogg format – Avi format Download Step4 – 2nd: Ogg format – Avi format You can download the source developed till now clicking here.

22Jan

Learning Rails – step 3

Hi all. To manage users, instead of reinvent the wheel, we can use Ruby on Rails plugins. The web site Agile Web Development contains a complete list of plugins. In home page, in the “browse by tag” section, you can click on “authentication” and then select “Restful-authentication”. The Restful-authentication plugin provides a foundation for managing [...]

19Jan

Learning Rails – Step 2

Hi all, in this second step we’ll define the layout of the site and the controller to manage the informative pages. First of all define the application layout: I defined a simple layout with an header, a footer and a central area. Into the header there will be the navigation bar. Colors and fonts are [...]

14Jan

Learning Rails – Step 1

Hi all, some info before to start: my development environment is on a Linux machine and I use Aptana RadRails as IDE and MySql as database. I thought to divide the project in four areas: default pages: home, about, support, login user registration and management contacts management lists management Each area will be developed step [...]

13Jan

Learning Rails

Hi all, I’m trying to learn Ruby on Rails and to do this I read a couple of books (Agile Web Development with Rails Second Edition, Simply Rails 2 by Patrick Lorenz), tutorials and saw LearningRails screencasts. In spite of my effort my proficiency of Rails is still basic so I decided to improve it [...]

30Sep

The Ruby way

HI all, I’m embarking on the Ruby way! Stay tuned. Bye Massimo

25May

Ruby-Toolbox.com: Tools By Categories

There are many tools you can use in order to improve the way your website works. In case you want to test the way your browser works, as well as to learn more about deployment automation and e-commerce, this seems to be the right site for you. The Ruby Toolbox is an online resource that [...]

01Jun

RailsCasts.com: Free Ruby Screencasts

Ruby On Rails is the fave web application framework for many programmers. It’s a faster, more efficient and simpler option than many of its peers. Look at any number of new Web 2.0 startups, and a large majority of them will be made with care with Ruby on Rails. For the novice, or even the [...]

30May

RubyPlus.org: Screencast Tutorials for Ruby on Rails

New to Ruby on Rails? If you’re still learning the ins and outs of Ruby, you may want to consider tutorials, more specifically screencasts. You’ll find only Ruby related screencast videos at RubyPlus.org. The site provides free screencasts covering a range of Rails related topics. These include extending ActiveRecord Associations, How to create a SEO [...]