Rails Cookbook
Reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Introduction
Rails Cookbook is packed with the solutions you need to be a proficient
developer with Rails, the leading framework for building the new generation of
Web 2.0 applications. Recipes range from the basics, like installing Rails and
setting up your development environment, to the latest techniques, such as
developing RESTful web services.
With applications that are
code light, feature-full and built to scale quickly, Rails has revolutionized
web development. The Rails Cookbook
addresses scores of real-world challenges; each one includes a tested solution,
plus a discussion of how and why it works, so that you can adapt the techniques
to similar situations. Topics include:
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Modeling data with the
ActiveRecord library
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Setting up views with
ActionView and RHTML templates
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Building your application's
logic into ActionController
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Testing and debugging your
Rails application
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Building responsive web
applications using JavaScript and Ajax
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Ensuring that your
application is security and performs well
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Deploying your application
with Mongrel and Apache
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Using Capistrano to
automate deployment
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Using the many Rails
plugins
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Working with graphics
Whether you're new to Rails or
an experienced developer, you'll discover ways to test, debug and secure your
applications, incorporate Ajax, use caching to improve performance, and put
your application into production. Want to get ahead of the Web 2.0 curve? This
valuable cookbook will save you hundreds of hours when developing applications
with Rails.
What I Learned
Here is another book I dog-eared pretty well. And of course,
start with http://www.rubyonrails.org.
Ruby on Rails is only 4 years old. For the Mac we use Locomotive – http://locomotive.roaum.org The
JavaScript framework to use with Rails is Prototype. And the best program for
deployment of Rails is done with Mongrel – http://mongrel.rubyforge.org
Conclusions
Take Ruby up a notch with Ruby for Rails.
