diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/microposts.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/microposts.js.coffee
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+# Place all the behaviors and hooks related to the matching controller here.
+# All this logic will automatically be available in application.js.
+# You can use CoffeeScript in this file: http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/microposts.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/microposts.css.scss
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+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/microposts.css.scss
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+// Place all the styles related to the Microposts controller here.
+// They will automatically be included in application.css.
+// You can use Sass (SCSS) here: http://sass-lang.com/
diff --git a/app/controllers/microposts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/microposts_controller.rb
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+++ b/app/controllers/microposts_controller.rb
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+class MicropostsController < ApplicationController
+  # GET /microposts
+  # GET /microposts.json
+  def index
+    @microposts = Micropost.all
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # index.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @microposts }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /microposts/1
+  # GET /microposts/1.json
+  def show
+    @micropost = Micropost.find(params[:id])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # show.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @micropost }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /microposts/new
+  # GET /microposts/new.json
+  def new
+    @micropost = Micropost.new
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html # new.html.erb
+      format.json { render json: @micropost }
+    end
+  end
+
+  # GET /microposts/1/edit
+  def edit
+    @micropost = Micropost.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  # POST /microposts
+  # POST /microposts.json
+  def create
+    @micropost = Micropost.new(params[:micropost])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @micropost.save
+        format.html { redirect_to @micropost, notice: 'Micropost was successfully created.' }
+        format.json { render json: @micropost, status: :created, location: @micropost }
+      else
+        format.html { render action: "new" }
+        format.json { render json: @micropost.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # PUT /microposts/1
+  # PUT /microposts/1.json
+  def update
+    @micropost = Micropost.find(params[:id])
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @micropost.update_attributes(params[:micropost])
+        format.html { redirect_to @micropost, notice: 'Micropost was successfully updated.' }
+        format.json { head :no_content }
+      else
+        format.html { render action: "edit" }
+        format.json { render json: @micropost.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # DELETE /microposts/1
+  # DELETE /microposts/1.json
+  def destroy
+    @micropost = Micropost.find(params[:id])
+    @micropost.destroy
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to microposts_url }
+      format.json { head :no_content }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/microposts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/microposts_helper.rb
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+++ b/app/helpers/microposts_helper.rb
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+module MicropostsHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/models/micropost.rb b/app/models/micropost.rb
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+++ b/app/models/micropost.rb
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+class Micropost < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessible :content, :user_id
+end
diff --git a/app/views/microposts/_form.html.erb b/app/views/microposts/_form.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/microposts/_form.html.erb
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+<%= form_for(@micropost) do |f| %>
+  <% if @micropost.errors.any? %>
+    <div id="error_explanation">
+      <h2><%= pluralize(@micropost.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this micropost from being saved:</h2>
+
+      <ul>
+      <% @micropost.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
+        <li><%= msg %></li>
+      <% end %>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <div class="field">
+    <%= f.label :content %><br />
+    <%= f.text_field :content %>
+  </div>
+  <div class="field">
+    <%= f.label :user_id %><br />
+    <%= f.number_field :user_id %>
+  </div>
+  <div class="actions">
+    <%= f.submit %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/microposts/edit.html.erb b/app/views/microposts/edit.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/microposts/edit.html.erb
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+<h1>Editing micropost</h1>
+
+<%= render 'form' %>
+
+<%= link_to 'Show', @micropost %> |
+<%= link_to 'Back', microposts_path %>
diff --git a/app/views/microposts/index.html.erb b/app/views/microposts/index.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/microposts/index.html.erb
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+<h1>Listing microposts</h1>
+
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th>Content</th>
+    <th>User</th>
+    <th></th>
+    <th></th>
+    <th></th>
+  </tr>
+
+<% @microposts.each do |micropost| %>
+  <tr>
+    <td><%= micropost.content %></td>
+    <td><%= micropost.user_id %></td>
+    <td><%= link_to 'Show', micropost %></td>
+    <td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_micropost_path(micropost) %></td>
+    <td><%= link_to 'Destroy', micropost, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
+  </tr>
+<% end %>
+</table>
+
+<br />
+
+<%= link_to 'New Micropost', new_micropost_path %>
diff --git a/app/views/microposts/new.html.erb b/app/views/microposts/new.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/microposts/new.html.erb
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+<h1>New micropost</h1>
+
+<%= render 'form' %>
+
+<%= link_to 'Back', microposts_path %>
diff --git a/app/views/microposts/show.html.erb b/app/views/microposts/show.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/microposts/show.html.erb
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+<p id="notice"><%= notice %></p>
+
+<p>
+  <b>Content:</b>
+  <%= @micropost.content %>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+  <b>User:</b>
+  <%= @micropost.user_id %>
+</p>
+
+
+<%= link_to 'Edit', edit_micropost_path(@micropost) %> |
+<%= link_to 'Back', microposts_path %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
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--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 DemoApp::Application.routes.draw do
+  resources :microposts
+
   resources :users
 
   # The priority is based upon order of creation:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20121007103131_create_microposts.rb b/db/migrate/20121007103131_create_microposts.rb
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+++ b/db/migrate/20121007103131_create_microposts.rb
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+class CreateMicroposts < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table :microposts do |t|
+      t.string :content
+      t.integer :user_id
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/microposts.yml b/test/fixtures/microposts.yml
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+++ b/test/fixtures/microposts.yml
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+# Read about fixtures at http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Fixtures.html
+
+one:
+  content: MyString
+  user_id: 1
+
+two:
+  content: MyString
+  user_id: 1
diff --git a/test/functional/microposts_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/microposts_controller_test.rb
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+++ b/test/functional/microposts_controller_test.rb
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+require 'test_helper'
+
+class MicropostsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @micropost = microposts(:one)
+  end
+
+  test "should get index" do
+    get :index
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_not_nil assigns(:microposts)
+  end
+
+  test "should get new" do
+    get :new
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "should create micropost" do
+    assert_difference('Micropost.count') do
+      post :create, micropost: { content: @micropost.content, user_id: @micropost.user_id }
+    end
+
+    assert_redirected_to micropost_path(assigns(:micropost))
+  end
+
+  test "should show micropost" do
+    get :show, id: @micropost
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "should get edit" do
+    get :edit, id: @micropost
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "should update micropost" do
+    put :update, id: @micropost, micropost: { content: @micropost.content, user_id: @micropost.user_id }
+    assert_redirected_to micropost_path(assigns(:micropost))
+  end
+
+  test "should destroy micropost" do
+    assert_difference('Micropost.count', -1) do
+      delete :destroy, id: @micropost
+    end
+
+    assert_redirected_to microposts_path
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/helpers/microposts_helper_test.rb b/test/unit/helpers/microposts_helper_test.rb
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+++ b/test/unit/helpers/microposts_helper_test.rb
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+require 'test_helper'
+
+class MicropostsHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/micropost_test.rb b/test/unit/micropost_test.rb
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+++ b/test/unit/micropost_test.rb
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+require 'test_helper'
+
+class MicropostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  # test "the truth" do
+  #   assert true
+  # end
+end