Description:This is the ideal book for novices who want to learn how to build a Rails application from the ground up. It is not assumed that you have any prior Ruby on Rails experience. The book is divided into core chapters, each of which includes a step-by-step setup and deployment tutorial.
This guide will walk you through the basics and foundations of working with Rails and coding in Ruby to construct your first applications and websites, as well as how to access the free and open source tools and software that the pros use.
To help you get started quickly, the guide includes screenshots, code samples, and entire resources with full step-by-step directions. So don't get left behind; get your web development and application development off to a flying start with Ruby on Rails!
This book not only covers the skills needed to become a skilled Ruby on Rails developer, but it also discusses the philosophy so that the developer can experiment and learn on their own. The reader will not be bombarded with yet another set of "hello world" and other banal examples. They will study Ruby on Rails by building real-world projects such as a task manager, RSS aggregator, community manager akin to MySpace. While the book covers the fundamentals for beginners, it also includes more sophisticated techniques such as Ajax and an in-depth look at ActiveRecord and ActionPack.