Ask HN: What are you favorite quick Rails tricks/tips?

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13 years ago

Don't list too many, preferably ones that can be concisely explained in a line or 2 (max).

For instance, I just discovered that an easy way to access helper methods in your console is to just use `helper.<helper_method>`.

E.g. To read a BigDecimal attribute and convert to currency in your console (without having to include any Helper classes) just do:

`helper.number_to_currency(some_price, precision: 2)`[1]

What are some quick ones you have encountered that you now use regularly?

*[1] - Credit goes to Nick @ 37Signals http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3176-three-quick-rails-console-tips for this tip.

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