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Episode 16. Gregg and I rant at the end of the podcast this week as well as make wild and false accusations about gems. As always, a big thanks to Chu Yeow, for the edge Rails updates and thank you to our sponsor Corpedia.

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Episode 15. We've tried to cut down the length of the podcast this week since last week we went a bit overboard. Let us know what you think. As always, a big thanks to Chu Yeow, for the edge Rails updates and thank you to our sponsor Corpedia.

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Episode 14. In this episode, you could create a drinking game based on how many times I say that Rails can't scale. As always, a big thanks to Chu Yeow, for the edge Rails updates and thank you to our sponsor Corpedia.

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The song in the background during the application.rb skit was made by Intelect, and gotten from the Podsafe Music Network.

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Episode 13. In this episode we try and solve a mystery. If you need to get in touch with us regarding the podcast or would like to let us know about some news, send an email to podcast at railsenvy dot com and Gregg or I will get back to you. A big thank you to Chu Yeow for both being awesome and getting us the latest updates to edge rails.

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Unobtrusive Javascript

by Jason on Jan 03, 2008

At the Orlando Ruby Users Group last month, I gave a talk on unobtrusive javascript. It gives a big picture overview of why you would want to code your javascript unobtrusively. If you haven't been exposed to unobtrusive javascript principles yet or would like to learn more, give it a download or watch right here.


Unobtrusive Javascript Presentation from Jason Seifer on Vimeo.


Download Video: ~15 minutes
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Some topics covered in the video:

  • A bit of history and how we got here.
  • Semantic Markup
  • Obtrusive Examples
  • Benefits of coding unobtrusively
  • Examples, specifically to Rails
  • Guidelines and assumptions you should make when coding javascript
  • Graceful degredation
  • Namespacing

Special thanks to Gregg for editing the video. Also, if the above description isn't enough to make you watch the video, how about this screencap:

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Episode 12. Hope you all had a great new years and holiday season. This episode we're premiering a new weekly feature we call Living on the Edge, where we report the latest developments on Rails trunk. Big thanks to Chu Yeow, a core contributer himself, for getting us this information.

lolpuke Update: Attached the javascript graphic.

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