Category Archives: Ruby on Rails

Sometimes, whether it is best or not, you run into the issue of having a single controller needing to display two different layouts. I’ve only run into this a hand full of times but it was annoying each time because … Continue reading →

Storing files in large BLOB columns of your database has its place, but in situations in which that is not the case, one needs a well organized way to keep files on the server. Often times folks will create a … Continue reading →

We use this fancy (not really) method at Loudpixel that allows us to create dynamic stylesheets (not using a framework, just creating application.css.erb) in order to apply certain styles (mainly colors and images) to specific areas of our layouts. In … Continue reading →

I have multiple pieces of data to store that all relate to one row in my database, but I don’t want to create a completely separate data model and/or table. Is it possible to store this data in a single … Continue reading →