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26 Nov 2007

Link: Eli Miller: Proper cache expiry with after_commit

Can use this for any actions after transactions are committed - ie: Thinking Sphinx's delta indexing

18 Oct 2007

Link: ar-backup - Google Code

"Active Record backup is a Rails plugin which lets you backup your database schema and content in a schema.rb file and fixtures."

10 Oct 2007

Link: AS Workshop ยป How to sort MySQL results ignoring definite and indefinite articles (the, a, an)

A not-too-ugly method of sorting while ignoring 'The', 'A', etc

09 Oct 2007

Link: ActiveWarehouse: Let's Get Analytical

A library that looks really useful for when you're dealing with data to report on, as opposed to ActiveRecord models.

31 Jul 2007

Link: Sphinx - Free open-source SQL full-text search engine

07 May 2007

Link: top-secret tuned mysql configurations for rails :: evan weaver

30 Mar 2007

Link: Sexy Migrations

20 Mar 2007

Link: #48123 - Pastie - Migrations for secondary databases

17 Dec 2006

Link: Extending ActiveRecord

25 Oct 2006

Link: San Francisco, Sqlite3 :memory: Tests, Asteroids

18 Oct 2006

Link: PJ Hyett : Composite Primary Keys are Good

Handy bit of example code for keeping track of read/unread posts on forums

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