Rails Pocket Reference: A Quick Guide to Rails (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

Eric Berry

ISBN 10: 0596520700 / ISBN 13: 9780596520700

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2008

About this Item

Presents explanations of the frequently used methods and structures that are supported by Rails 2.1. This book shows how to install Rails with RubyGems, build, compile, and process files with Rake. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: UMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172. . 2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rails Pocket Reference: A Quick Guide to Rails (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0596520700
• ISBN 13: 9780596520700
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Rails 2.1 brings a new level of stability and power to this acclaimed web development framework, but keeping track of its numerous moving parts is still a chore. Rails Pocket Reference offers you a painless alternative to hunting for resources online, with brief yet thorough explanations of the most frequently used methods and structures supported by Rails 2.1, along with key concepts you need to work through the framework's most tangled corners.

Organized to help you quickly find what you need, this book will not only get you up to speed on how Rails works, it also provides a handy reference you can use anywhere, anytime. Inside, you'll find essential information on how to:

• Install Rails with RubyGems
• Build, compile, and process files with Rake
• Test Rails applications using assertions and fixtures
• Use Rails with Ajax
• Connect objects to a database using ActiveRecord
• Make web requests with the Action Controller framework
• Use REST web service APIs

And much more. Save yourself hours of frustration: If you use Rails daily and just want the facts -- fast -- this is your book.

About the Author

Eric Berry is a Ruby on Rails developer for AtTask (http://www.attask.com), a leader in web-based project management software. He is also the creator of Solid Core Blogger, a Rails version 2.0 blogger application, which can be seen in action at solidcoresolutions.com. Before coming to AtTask, he was a co-founder of ShareAPhoto.com which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2006.