Pat Allan

Pat Allan

Freelancing Gods

Pat is a freelancing web developer usually located in Melbourne, Australia. When not caught up in code, he can be found helping organise Rails Camps. His thoughts are blogged semi-regularly at freelancing-gods.com, and he’s been known to make a mean pancake.

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Tutorial
Location: Pavilion 9 - 10
Pat Allan (Freelancing Gods)
The more complex your search queries becomes, the uglier your SQL statements get, even with ActiveRecord's helpful magic. Reclaim some clarity in your code by using the Sphinx search engine, a powerful tool that lets you search across your models in fast and complex ways. Read more.
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