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Summary: Rails, it teaches you what it is and how to use it. Perfect!
Comment: I was curious to this popular and fast growing MVC framework that everyone is talking about. I got this book in addition to a Ruby language book. It does what a MVC framework should do. It is not the best framework, it is just different.
This book teaches you Rails so that you have a solid foundation to start playing around and writing your own web applications using this MVC toolkit.
I think Rails is so amazing to many because it is the first MVC web framework they have used, as there are many others out there in various languages (like Catalyst in Perl).
This gives you the information so you can learn what everyone else is talking about. Nothing more, nothing less. Just be weary of the cult ;)
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Summary: Great Book
Comment: Grab this book and grab Programming Ruby 2nd Edition. I recommend the 2nd Edition Beta of this text though (available at the Pragmatic Programmers site) because it is more up to date. These books are great if you know how to program and need to get going quick with Ruby and Rails!
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Summary: Agile with Rails is truly Agile, and very clear
Comment: I'm only about 25% thru this book so far, but I'm amazed at the clarity of the text. The author somehow has an ability to explain the technology unbelievably well. I dont know if the simplicity of the Rails framework has anything to do with making it easy to understand, but I'm just amazed, at least so far. I'm not a Ruby person either, my background is desktop apps in Java, and the last time I did web programming was in 1997. Still, this book is very easy to read, not dry like most technical manuals, and explains the Rails framework clearly and easily. I would highly recommend it.
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Summary: I like Rails and I like Agile Development but.....
Comment: When trying to do a book on the combination of the two I don't like it. I purchased this book because it was one of the few books on Ruby on Rails available. I certainly understand how Rails and Ruby benefits the Agile developer. Unfortunately I was looking for a more traditional technical book on a single technology topic, not two put together.
Once I got over that the book was fine but I have read better books and I have read worse.
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Summary: Excellent RoR book
Comment: If you want to learn RubyonRails, you need to buy this book. Even if you have never programmed in Ruby before, this book will help you get started in Rails development and give you a general introduction to the power of coding in Ruby.
Most books will just give random code samples and small, disconnected tutorials. This book will walk you through the development process and guide you through creating a Rails app from start to finish.
Must read for any Rails developer.
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