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Implementing Remember Me Functionality

1:11 with Nick Pettit and Jason Seifer

In this stage, we'll learn how to implement the common pattern of "Remember Me" functionality in to our application.

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    [MUSIC]

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    In this course, we're going to be designing an existing Rails application

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    called ODOT and adding functionality to it.

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    ODOT allows you to sign up and

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    log in to create to do lists, add items to those lists, and manage them.

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    >> This course will enhance that application by adding functionality

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    to automatically sign in by clicking a remember me check box.

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    We'll also add the CSS framework Zurb Foundation to the Rails app by

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    using the official Foundation Rails Gem and then begin to style the application.

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    >> In the process we'll learn how to install libraries

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    in our Rails application, work with the official Rails documentation, and

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    also learn about templating with Rails.

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    >> If you'd like to follow along with building the application,

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    there are several other course on Treehouse that cover that process.

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    You can also download the project files attached to this video.

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    Since we're going to be working with Ruby on Rails, it's important to have it

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    installed on your computer as you go through the course.

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    If you don't have it installed, please check out the Installing

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    a Ruby Development Environment series link below this video.

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