Ruby on Rails Power!Ruby on Rails Power!
the Comprehensive Guide
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eBook, 2007
Current format, eBook, 2007, , All copies in use.eBook, 2007
Current format, eBook, 2007, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsProvides information on creating Web applications using Ruby on Rails.
Ruby on Rails is a feature-rich, easy to learn, and powerful web application framework that makes creating sophisticated, full featured web applications a snap. With the intuitive, straightforward nature of Ruby and the development platform provided by Rails, anyone can put together full-fledged web applications quickly, even if they're new to web programming. Ruby on Rails Power! is a comprehensive introduction to both the Ruby language and the Ruby on Rails framework, providing you with everything you need to author the next successful Web 2.0 application. It starts with the basics: installing Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and MySQL, and building a simple application in Rails. Then, since the Ruby on Rails framework is powered by the Ruby language, the book moves on to cover the basics of Ruby, making the learning curve for Ruby on Rails much easier to navigate. From there, the fundamentals everyone needs to develop a robust web application in Rails are covered in depth, from creating an interface to create, retrieve, update and delete records in a database with the Rails scaffold generator, to understanding the Model View Controller paradigm (Active Record, Action Controller and Action View) and using web services, AJAX, and Adobe Flex. By the end of the book, youÂ'll have created numerous applications in Rails, including a blog, a wiki, and a forum.
"Ruby Power!: The Comprehensive Guide" is a complete reference guide to Ruby, an increasingly popular open source programming language. This comprehensive book is perfect for programmers, IT professionals, consultants, web service professionals, and educators. The book is clearly written with all technical topics explained in easy-to-understand language. A detailed table of contents and in-depth and well-organized index make topics easy to find. In addition, end-of-chapter projects encourage readers to program on their on using the new skills they have learned, and all code used in the book can be downloaded from the companion website.
Ruby on Rails is a feature-rich, easy to learn, and powerful web application framework that makes creating sophisticated, full featured web applications a snap. With the intuitive, straightforward nature of Ruby and the development platform provided by Rails, anyone can put together full-fledged web applications quickly, even if they're new to web programming. Ruby on Rails Power! is a comprehensive introduction to both the Ruby language and the Ruby on Rails framework, providing you with everything you need to author the next successful Web 2.0 application. It starts with the basics: installing Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and MySQL, and building a simple application in Rails. Then, since the Ruby on Rails framework is powered by the Ruby language, the book moves on to cover the basics of Ruby, making the learning curve for Ruby on Rails much easier to navigate. From there, the fundamentals everyone needs to develop a robust web application in Rails are covered in depth, from creating an interface to create, retrieve, update and delete records in a database with the Rails scaffold generator, to understanding the Model View Controller paradigm (Active Record, Action Controller and Action View) and using web services, AJAX, and Adobe Flex. By the end of the book, youÂ'll have created numerous applications in Rails, including a blog, a wiki, and a forum.
"Ruby Power!: The Comprehensive Guide" is a complete reference guide to Ruby, an increasingly popular open source programming language. This comprehensive book is perfect for programmers, IT professionals, consultants, web service professionals, and educators. The book is clearly written with all technical topics explained in easy-to-understand language. A detailed table of contents and in-depth and well-organized index make topics easy to find. In addition, end-of-chapter projects encourage readers to program on their on using the new skills they have learned, and all code used in the book can be downloaded from the companion website.
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