So you're just about to crack on and dive into that code, but wait, you don't even need to do that! Rails comes with generators for basic functionality so you can get going as quickly as possible...

When starting a project Rails automatically creates a large tree structure of folders and files, so what are they all for? Find out in this screencast...

I'd like to introduce my new series of screencasts called "Rails 101", I realised that while Rails is really taking off, many people are put off by the lack of comprehensive beginner screencasts and the need to shell out masses of money on expensive books...

I've got a useful, quick tip for you this week. Loading in a configuration file can be really handy when you have a few settings that might change in the future of your application, such as contact email addresses or the strength of a spam filter...

If you're on a Mac you're lucky enough to already have Apache setup for you, and even better, on Leopard they even set you up with Rails too. So how about setting up mod_rails? It only takes a few minutes.

In this article, I’ll help prepare you for your first foray into Rails by explaining what it is, how it works, and where it fits into the spectrum of web development and design.

As you may have read in my blog post, RESTful Rails Part I, RESTful Rails is a way of mapping HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE) to CRUD actions (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) in your Rails apps...

RESTful Rails have been a a much debated part of the Rails core, since the original restful_rails plugin was merged in to core just over a year ago...

You know, rails rocks for quickly prototyping an idea. And I like to think in code, so I tend to start a lot of apps to see if they lead somewhere (which they usually don’t, but that’s not why we are here).

Here's a quick way to build an RSS feed using some of the new features in Rails 2.0.