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Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails, 4th Edition
- By Michael Hartl
- Published Nov 7, 2016 by Addison-Wesley Professional. Part of the Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series series.
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- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
About
Features
- A thorough introduction to web development with Ruby on Rails
- By widely respected Rails expert Michael Hartl, creator of RailsSpace and the Rails-based Inoshi social networking platform
- Dramatically lowers the barrier to getting started with Rails
- Fully updated for Rails 5
Description
- Copyright 2017
- Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 816
- Edition: 4th
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-459862-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-459862-8
Used by sites as varied as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and Airbnb, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular frameworks for developing web applications, but it can be challenging to learn and use. Whether you’re new to web development or new only to Rails, Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial, Fourth Edition, is the solution.“Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial by Michael Hartl has become a must-read for developers learning how to build Rails apps.”
— Peter Cooper, Editor of Ruby Inside
Best-selling author and leading Rails developer Michael Hartl teaches Rails by guiding you through the development of three example applications of increasing sophistication. The tutorial’s examples focus on the general principles of web development needed for virtually any kind of website. The updates to this edition include full compatibility with Rails 5, a division of the largest chapters into more manageable units, and a huge number of new exercises interspersed in each chapter for maximum reinforcement of the material.
This indispensable guide provides integrated tutorials not only for Rails, but also for the essential Ruby, HTML, CSS, and SQL skills you need when developing web applications. Hartl explains how each new technique solves a real-world problem, and then he demonstrates it with bite-sized code that’s simple enough to understand, yet novel enough to be useful. Whatever your previous web development experience, this book will guide you to true Rails mastery.
This book will help you
- Install and set up your Rails development environment, including pre-installed integrated development environment (IDE) in the cloud
- Go beyond generated code to truly understand how to build Rails applications from scratch
- Learn testing and test-driven development (TDD)
- Effectively use the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern
- Structure applications using the REST architecture
- Build static pages and transform them into dynamic ones
- Master the Ruby programming skills all Rails developers need
- Create high-quality site layouts and data models
- Implement registration and authentication systems, including validation and secure passwords
- Update, display, and delete users
- Upload images in production using a cloud storage service
- Implement account activation and password reset, including sending email with Rails
- Add social features and microblogging, including an introduction to Ajax
- Record version changes with Git and create a secure remote repository at Bitbucket
- Deploy your applications early and often with Heroku
Sample Content
Online Sample Chapter
Ruby on Rails - Mostly Static Pages
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: From Zero to Deploy
- Chapter 2: A Toy App
- Chapter 3: Mostly Static Pages
- Chapter 4: Rails-Flavored Ruby
- Chapter 5: Filling in the Layout
- Chapter 6: Modeling Users
- Chapter 7: Sign Up
- Chapter 8: Basic Login
- Chapter 9: Advanced Login
- Chapter 10: Updating, Showing, and Deleting Users
- Chapter 11: Account Activation
- Chapter 12: Password Reset
- Chapter 13: User Microposts
- Chapter 14: Following Users