{"product_id":"9781590596869","title":"Beginning Rails: From Novice to Professional","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeginning Rails: From Novice to Professional\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCarneiro Jr, Cloves; Catlin, Hampton; Hardy, Jeffrey\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeginning Rails\u003c\/em\u003e is the practical starting point for anyone wanting to learn how to build dynamic web applications using the Rails framework for Ruby. You'll learn how all of the components of Rails fit together and how you can leverage them to create sophisticated web applications with less code and more joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is particularly well suited to those with little or no experience with web application development, or who have some experience but are new to Rails. Beginning Rails assumes basic familiarity with web terms and technologies, but doesn't require you to be an expert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopics include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eA gentle introduction to the Ruby programming language \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eInstalling Ruby and Rails on a Mac, Linux, or Windows system \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe philosophy behind Rails and why it matters \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Model-View-Controller architecture \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe basics of relational databases and SQL \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSetting up a MySQL database and creating a schema with migrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eExperimenting with your live application in the Rails console \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCreating rich relationships between your models \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUsing controllers and templates properly \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLeveraging helpers to keep your templates clean and logic free \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAdding Ajax and visual effects to enrich your user interfaces \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eJavaScript with Prototype and script.aculo.us \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHow to send and receive mail from your application \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUsing and creating your own plug-ins \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eEnsuring your code against Murphy's Law through writing tests \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUsing Capistrano to deploy your application \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than delving into the arcane details of Rails, the focus is on the aspects of the framework that will become your pick, shovel, and axe. Part history lesson, part introduction to object-oriented programming, and part dissertation on open source software, \u003cem\u003eBeginning Rails\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't just explain how to do something in Rails, it explainswhy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery programmer fondly remembers the book that helped them get started. The goal of \u003cem\u003eBeginning Rails\u003c\/em\u003e is to become that book for you, today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2007-08-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781590596869\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4302-0319-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 361\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185263165580,"sku":"9781590596869","price":31.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781590596869.jpg?v=1775013114","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781590596869","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}