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• Skinny Controller, Fat Model

  Jamis Buck

  This is one of the most widely cited blog posts in the Rails world, and it is well deserved. Rails core team member Jamis Buck explains how and why to move code from the controller to the model.

• About This Blog: Beanstalk Messaging Queue | Ruby on Rails for Newbies

  Geoffrey Grosenbach

• QuarkRuby: Ruby on Rails Security Guide

  Nakul Aggarwal & Ritesh Arora

• Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures

  Roy Fielding

  The seminal document on REST, written as a PhD thesis.

• The Rails Way: Importing Files

  Michael Koziarksi

• The Rails Way: AssetsGraphed: Part 2

  Michael Koziarksi

  Using objects instead of ids.

• The Rails Way: AssetsGraphed: Part 3

  Jamis Buck

  Another example of moving code from the controller to the model.

• The Rails Way: Tracks: Part 1 (Premature extraction)

  Michael Koziarksi

  Better alternatives to extracting simple extension as ‘acts_as’ modules.

• The Rails Way: Skinny Controllers

  Jamis Buck

  An example of refactoring to move code from the controller to the model.

• The Rails Way: SignOut: Part 1

  Jamis Buck

  Refactoring an existing application to a RESTful design.

• The Rails Way: SignOut: Part 2

  Jamis Buck

  An example of refactoring to use RESTful resources.