Category Archives: Ruby on Rails

How to: Migrate passwords from legacy systems to Devise

Posted on May 13, 2012 by David

When you’re migrating from a custom authentication solution to Devise, it’s highly likely your users’ passwords are hashed or stored differently from how Devise does it. If the legacy system has a sane, secure solution then you can implement a custom … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to set Attributes in ActiveRecord

Posted on June 28, 2011 by David

Rails 3 allows the developer to change ActiveRecord attributes in various ways. I describe five methods, each with its own unique side-effects. Includes handy cheat sheet. Continue reading →

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