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  def update
    if @baby.update_attributes(params[:baby])
      if params[:notify] == true
        flash[:notice] = "Done"
      else
        redirect_to(root_url(:host => with_subdomain(@baby.subdomain)), :notice => 'Your baby was successfully updated and everyone has been told the good news.')
      end
    else
      render :action => "edit" 
    end

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class User
  include Mongoid::Document

  field :email

  validates_format_of :email, :with => /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,6}$/i, :message => "is not a valid email adress."
end

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class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Has attributes: :title, :body, :active

  attr_protected :active
end

class Image < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Has attributes: :title, :filename, :active

  attr_accessible :title

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Ruby Intro - Setlist

• no fucking semi-colons (unless you really want them)
• irb
• local variable definition
• +, *, /, - are all methods
• puts vs print
• multiplying strings
• using if & when
• defining a method

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grey='\e[0;90m'

ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$grey%}("
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$grey%}) %{$fg[yellow]%}✗%{$reset_color%}"
ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="%{$grey%})"

function pat_prompt {
  (( spare_width = ${COLUMNS} ))
  prompt=" "

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What did you do to get good at Rails?
Who taught you what you know?
Do you have any fond (or not so fond) memories of your learning experiences?
What was your first production app and what did you learn from it?
What tools do you use to make your life easier?
What did you find particularly hard to grok when learning Rails?
When did you start on Rails?
Did you learn Ruby first or try to jump straight into Rails?
Did you read any books to get good at Rails? 
What system do you use?

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# named_scope :between, lambda {|start_date, end_date, field|
#   { :conditions => ["\"#{field}\" >= ? AND \"#{field}\" <= ?", start_date, end_date] }
# }

From the docs...
A range may be used in the hash to use the SQL BETWEEN operator

Student.find(:all, :conditions => { :grade => 9..12 })

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def v1(value)
  value || "-"
end

def v2(object, method)
  object && value = object.send(method) ? value : "-"
end

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def self.retrieve_capture_fields(the_page, type_of_capture)
  case the_page
    when Event then retrieve_capture_data(type_of_capture, the_event_or_hero_page) 
    when HeroPage then
      if the_event_or_hero_page.is_this_hero_page_associated_with_an_event && the_page.event
        retrieve_capture_data(type_of_capture, the_page.event)
      end
  end
end

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def self.determine_if_this_is_an_event_or_hero_page_mode(args)
  if args[:event_url]
    "event"
  elsif args[:url]
    "hero_page"
  end
end