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Advanced ActiveRecord

Produced by Gregg Pollack

In this first EnvyCast we take a look at several advanced features of ActiveRecord, including:

Loading Large Data Sets
Foreign Keys
Using and Abusing Include
Counter Caching Properly
Polymorphic Associations
Single Table Inheritance
New Rails 2.1 Features

Between segments you'll learn a little about "How your brain works" with Dr. Pollack MD. Read more

Running time: 37 minutes
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