Ruby on Rails® Bible

Ruby on Rails (RoR or Rails) is a Web application framework written in Ruby, an object-oriented programming language. RoR has grown year over year in notoriety and popularity among developers because its ease of use and speed for which a Web developer can build and maintain Web sites and applications. One of its key principles is using less code for application development by avoiding redundancy and following Rails conventions, encouraging increased performance, but with less development time. Ruby on Rails Bible takes all that is key to this framework and programming language and details it in one concise guide for all user levels. Coverage includes an introduction and summary of the Ruby programming language, followed by complete in-depth coverage of the Ruby on Rails framework. In addition to chapters detailing all of the features of Rails, a separate section of the book will provide a walkthrough of the development of a complete Rails web application utilizing much of what is taught earlier in the book. Current hot development trends including Agile development, Web Services, Web 2.0, and Ajax will be covered from the Rails perspective too.