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Talking about “Advanced RESTful Rails”

So I know one of the ongoing concerns with conferences in general (and Railsconf in particular) is that people often don’t know what to expect from the presentations - they go in expecting an in-depth study of a subject they know well, and end up seeing an quick and dirty introduction to the stuff they’ve been working with for months. In an attempt to avoid that for my session, I thought I’d go into a bit more depth here so people can make an informed decision.

There are two main parts to the talk. The first deals with RESTful domain modeling - in particular, how you identify resources that don’t map onto your models. I think the most common instance of this across applications is search, with the possible exception of some aspects of authentication.

The second part is specifically aimed at problems with the implementation of REST in Rails. For instance, I’ll be talking about some issues that arise from the _method hack, and possible solutions for them.

What I’d really like to do, however, is make this session useful for as many people as possible. If you have any questions about modeling complicated domains with resources, or about REST support in Rails specifically, please leave a comment here or email me at rest@turrean.com. I’ll answer questions as they come in, so you won’t have to wait to Railsconf.

Also, if there’s anything else you’d like to know about the session, please ask - I think we all (as both speakers and attendees) have a vested interest in being as informed as possible about the various talks, so I’m happy to clarify anything that needs it.