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  • Paperback: 472 pages
  • Publisher: SITEPOINT; 2 edition (16 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0980455200
  • ISBN-13: 978-0980455205
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Want to learn all about Ruby on Rails 2.0, the web application framework that is inspiring developers around the world? The second edition of this practical, hands on book will: show you how to install Ruby on Rails on Windows, Mac, or Linux walk you, step by step, through the development of a Web 2.0 social news application, just like digg.com show you how to test, debug, benchmark, and deploy your Rails application Unlike other Rails books, this book doesn't assume that you are an experienced web developer, or that you've used Ruby before. An entire chapter is devoted to learning Ruby in a fun way, using the interactive Ruby console, so you can follow along at home. You'll be an accomplished Ruby programmer in no time! 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 user authentication, session cookies, 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 2.0, so you can begin coding immediately with the latest version of Rails. What Will You Learn? This book will teach you how to: Program with confidence in the Ruby language. Build and deploy a complete Rails web application. Exploit the new features available in Rails 2. Use Rails' Ajax features to create slick interfaces. Reap the benefits of abest-practice MVC architecture. Work with databases easily using ActiveRecord. Implement RESTful development patterns and clean URLs. Create a user authentication system. Use object oriented concepts like inheritance and polymorphism. Build a comprehensive automated testing suite for your application. Add plugins to easily enhance your application's functionality. Use migrations to manage your database schema without data loss. Achieve maximum code reuse with filters and helper functions. Debug your application using the ruby_debug client. Analyze your application's performance using the Rails logging infrastructure. Benchmark your application to determine performance bottlenecks. And a whole lot more


About the Author

Patrick Lenz has been developing web applications for 10 years. As well as being the founder and lead developer of the freshmeat.net software portal, his Rails consultancy and application development company, limited overload, was responsible for a major relaunch of eins.de, which is now one of the most popular Ruby on Rails sites in Europe.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I like it, 27 Jan 2009
By R. Venancio "rmvenancio" (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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The book is well organized. The author begins with instructions on installation and to share concepts of OOP. The explanation of Ruby is explicit and efficient. I suggest this book to all that starting learning Rails.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good accessible intro to a potentially complicated subject., 16 May 2009
By bookgeek (York, UK) - See all my reviews
This book manages to strike the balance between being simple enough to be an entry-level introduction to Ruby and Rails, but without dumbing down so far that what you learn isn't useful in a practical sense. As such, it's one of the better options if you're looking for a starting point.

It does require a certain amount of prior knowledge around general programming, but it starts with a useful intro to Ruby before diving into Rails itself. Like many Rails books, it's built around creating a sample application - in this case, a Digg clone - but the examples are transferable enough to be applicable for other projects. It's stronger on the "how" of building an application than the "why" - which is why I think you'll get the most from this book if you've played around with a bit of programming before - but there are quick primers on things like object orientation and MVC patterns, so it's not completely in at the deep end.

Plus points are the clear writing style - it's conversational, but without the laboured humour that you sometimes find; and the fact that best practices like REST and testing are introduced from the outset and not treated as optional extras. It also brings in other topics such as Ajax and deployment, so it covers (at a basic level) most of the core topics that you'll eventually need to become an effective Rails developer.

The downsides are that it's only an introduction to the subject, so you'll probably need to back this up with something more in-depth (although that could equally be seen as a strength if an introduction is what you're looking for). The flipside to this is that the Rails world moves so rapidly that attempting to cover absolutely everything would very quickly go our of date. There's also quite a few errors in the code samples, so it's worth checking the errata section on the Sitepoint site as you go along.

Overall, I preferred this to the titles from the Pragmatic series. If you're looking for an accessible intro to Rails that will start you off with what you need to know, this is worth a look.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Much better for beginners than pragmatic book., 4 May 2009
I think all new Ruby/Rails newbies go to Pragmatic Programmers books to get started. I would suggest they consider this book instead. I am an experienced developer and have gone the PP book route. The books are good but hard going. Too little practical and too much information.

This book is one long tutorial but broken up in to logical, small steps that ensure you don't get (too) lost. I have been making much better progress and understanding with this book than any other on the Rails 2 topic.

Note: it only has a basic section on Ruby at the start. Enough to get going but you will probably want something more in the long run.

Excellent.
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