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Rails 3 in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
Rails 3 in a Nutshell A Desktop Quick Reference Author:Cody Fauser, James MacAulay, John Guenin, Edward Ocampo-Gooding Get the high-quality documentation you need to create effective database-driven websites with the popular Rails framework. Rails 3 in a Nutshell is a concise yet thorough introduction to the latest version, Rails 3.0. It includes an overview of commands and configurations, as well as a comprehensive reference to every method -- all in one... more » handy, easy-to-use guide. In just a few days you can learn how to build full-fledged applications with the Ruby scripting language that are light on code, highly scalable, and contain everything from templates to control flow. Rails 3 in a Nutshell is your one-stop resource, complete with a third-party API Quick Reference for both Rails 3.0 and 2.3, as well as information on little-known and undocumented features.
Understand the basics of Ruby
Build clean and maintainable applications with models, controllers, views, migrations, mail, and web services
Integrate pre-fab tools and libraries into your applications with RubyGems
Become familiar with Rails packages such as ActiveRecord to connect business objects and database tables, ActiveResource for web services, and more
Learn about the new Rack web server interface, and more