James Signs, built as a custom Ruby on Rails CMS site

Newly launched is the web site of Toronto based http://www.James-Signs.com, a designer and manufacturer of signs and graphics for a variety of applications for both standard stock-type signage and accessories but also catering to the individual needs of a diverse Continue reading James Signs, built as a custom Ruby on Rails CMS site

a preamble to Building a Cascading Drop Down Selection List for Ruby on Rails with jQuery Ajax

This is a preamble to the last years post Building a Cascading Drop Down Selection List for Ruby on Rails with jQuery Ajax, In part because I’ve realized that people where are lost without some basic setup I assumed as Continue reading a preamble to Building a Cascading Drop Down Selection List for Ruby on Rails with jQuery Ajax

Initialize max value with Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord, automagically, from fat controller to smart model

Problem : you have a Object, lets call it “Item” with a “Display Order” Field, (called display_order, a integer) with controls the order which item are displayed. When the item is created you could have the field blank and expect Continue reading Initialize max value with Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord, automagically, from fat controller to smart model