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Beginning Ruby on Rails by Steve Holzner
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    • Product code: 236499
    • ISBN: 0470069155, ISBN13: 9780470069158, 380 pages, paperback
      Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2006
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    Description of Beginning Ruby on Rails

    Ruby on Rails is the revolutionary online programming tool that makes creating functional e-commerce web sites faster and easier than ever. With the intuitive, straightforward nature of Ruby and the development platform provided by Rails, you can put together full-fledged web applications quickly, even if youre new to web programming. You will find a thorough introduction to both Ruby and Rails in this book. Youll get the easy instructions for acquiring and installing both; understand the nature of conditionals, loops, methods, and blocks; and become familiar with Rubys classes and objects. Youll learn to build Rails applications, connect to databases, perform necessary testing, and put the whole thing together to create real-world applications such as shopping carts and online catalogs - apps you can actually use right away. What you will learn from this book include: How to install and use Ruby and Rails; Object-oriented programming with Ruby; Rails fundamentals and how to create basic online applications; How to work with HTML controls, use models in Rails applications, and work with sessions; Details on working with databases and creating, editing, and deleting database records; Methods for handling cookies and filters and for caching pages; and, How to connect Rails with Ajax. This book is for anyone who wants to develop online applications using Ruby and Rails. A basic understanding of programming is helpful; some knowledge of HTML is necessary. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

    About Steve Holzner

    Steven Holzner is the award--winning author of more than 100 programming books. He's been involved in Ruby on Rails for a long time, and does commercial Rails development. He's also been on the faculty of Cornell University and MIT, as well as having been a contributing editor for PC Magazine.

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