Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications [ILLUSTRATED]

Publisher: SitePoint (January 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0975841955
ISBN-13: 978-0975841952

Product Description

Want to learn all about Ruby on Rails, the web application framework that is inspiring developers around the world?

This practical hands-on guide for first-time Ruby on Rails programmers will walk you through installing the required software on a Windows, Mac or Linux computer. And before you get coding, an entire chapter is devoted to object oriented programming in Ruby, so you'll be completely confident with the Ruby language before you begin working with Rails.

The example application that the book builds - a user-generated news web site - is built upon with each following chapter, and concepts such as sessions, cookies and basic AJAX usage are gradually introduced. Different aspects of Rails, such as ActiveRecord, migrations and automated testing are explored with each feature that is added to the application.

The book finishes with chapters on debugging, benchmarking and deployment to a live web server.

By the end of the book, you'll have built a fully-featured Web 2.0 application and deployed it to the Web. And all code is up-to-date for Rails 1.2, so you can begin coding immediately with the latest version of Rails.

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Professional Ruby on Rails (Programmer to Programmer) (With source code)

# Paperback: 457 pages
# Publisher: Wrox (February 25, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 047022388X
# ISBN-13: 978-0470223888

Product Description

Nothing less than a revolution in the way web applications are constructed,Ruby on Rails (RoR) boasts a straightforward and intuitive nature that avoids programming repetition and makes it infinitely easier to build for the web. This book captures the current best practices to show you the most efficient way to build a spectacular web application with RoR. Youll learn everything you need to know in order to extend Rails so that you can take advantage of the many exciting and wonderful things that are being done by the diligent RoR programming community.

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Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

# Paperback: 480 pages
# Publisher: Wrox (April 6, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0470374950
# ISBN-13: 978-0470374955

Product Description

This definitive guide examines how to take advantage of the new Agile methodologies offered when using Ruby on Rails (RoR). You’ll quickly grasp the RoR methodology by focusing on the RoR development from the point of view of the beginner- to intermediate-level Microsoft developer. Plus, you’ll get a reliable roadmap for migrating your applications, skill set, and development processes to the newer, more agile programming platform that RoR offers.

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Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

# Paperback: 656 pages
# Publisher: Apress; 2 edition (July 20, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1430223634
# ISBN-13: 978-1430223634

Product Description

Based on the best-selling first edition, Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition is the leading guide for every type of reader who wants to learn Ruby from the ground up.

The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition plus updates for the newest version of Ruby, including the addition of the Sinatra and Ramaze web application frameworks and a chapter on GUI development so developers can take advantage of these new trends.

Beginning Ruby starts by explaining the principles behind object-oriented programming and within a few chapters builds toward creating a full Ruby application. By the end of the book, in addition to in-depth knowledge of Ruby, you'll also have basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as SQL, XML, web frameworks, and networking.

* Introduces readers to the Ruby programming language
* Takes readers from basic programming skills to web development with topics like Ruby-based frameworks and GUI programming
* Covers many ancillary technologies in order to provide a broader picture (e.g., databases, XML, network daemons)

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