Comments on: How great is named_scope? http://davedupre.com/2008/12/12/how-great-is-named_scope/ Some random thoughts - Go big or stay home! Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://davedupre.com/2008/12/12/how-great-is-named_scope/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Brian Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:14:21 +0000 http://davedupre.com/?p=137#comment-330 That's a good rule of thumb: if you're tempted to add :conditions in your code, use a named_scope instead. That’s a good rule of thumb: if you’re tempted to add :conditions in your code, use a named_scope instead.

]]> By: Dave http://davedupre.com/2008/12/12/how-great-is-named_scope/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Dave Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:19:03 +0000 http://davedupre.com/?p=137#comment-329 Hi there, Brian! I can't say that I have a definitive strategy, but I do find myself making named scopes for model attributes or sets of attributes that collect records. As much as possible, I want to avoid having anything use a :conditions on my model. I prefer to keep the details of the model inside the model. Hi there, Brian! I can’t say that I have a definitive strategy, but I do find myself making named scopes for model attributes or sets of attributes that collect records. As much as possible, I want to avoid having anything use a :conditions on my model. I prefer to keep the details of the model inside the model.

]]> By: Brian http://davedupre.com/2008/12/12/how-great-is-named_scope/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Brian Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:46:18 +0000 http://davedupre.com/?p=137#comment-327 Dave, I found this entry catching up on my reading after the holidays. I'm also a huge fan of named_scope, and has_finder before it. But one problem I have had with it is the tendency to make up new named scopes ad hoc. I worry that they're inconsistent and obscure. Do you have any wisdom on a strategy for when and where to create named scopes? Dave, I found this entry catching up on my reading after the holidays.

I’m also a huge fan of named_scope, and has_finder before it. But one problem I have had with it is the tendency to make up new named scopes ad hoc. I worry that they’re inconsistent and obscure.

Do you have any wisdom on a strategy for when and where to create named scopes?

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