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Declare an enum attribute where the values map to integers in the database, but can be queried by name.
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We now have a gem that supports our form model approach.
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Directory of popular Github projects.
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How to remove/disable the automatic XSS protection helper html escaping for Rails 3. This is probably a horrible idea.
On Ubuntu, you can scroll horizontally with your mouse wheel when holding the Shift key while scrolling.
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Alternatives to drop-down menus to consider in form design.
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Put the attached file to config/initalizers to ignore some fields for rejecting nested records (e.g. hidden input fields).
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Article about implementing authentication (current_user) and authorization (access rights) in AngularJS. Has an surprising amount of practical and understandable...
When you use a belongs_to or has_many macro you might be surprised that the methods that it generates...