BEGINNING RUBY ON RAILS

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Beginning Ruby on Rails starts from scratch in terms of teaching programming on the web. That is because, despite its power and flexibility, Ruby on Rails is incredibly accessible to the novice user. By the fourth chapter readers will be creating full-fledged web applications that have previously only been achievable by experienced professionals. Throughout the book they will learn how to create full-fledged applications that would be of interest and value to any developer. The book also teaches how to interact with other key tools in web development including databases and AJAX.Topics include: · Programming with Ruby· Building Applications Using Rails· Creating an Online Shopping Catalog· Creating an Online Shopping Cart· Getting Behind the Scenes with Rails· Action Controllers· Connecting to Databases· Displaying Results· Using AJAX and Rails· Testing Rails Applications· Securing and Deploying your Applications Table of contents : AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Welcome to RubyChapter 2: Conditionals, Loops, Methods, and BlocksChapter 3: Classes and ObjectsChapter 4: Welcome to RailsChapter 5: Building Simple Rails ApplicationsChapter 6: Connecting to DatabasesChapter 7: Working with DatabasesChapter 8: Validating and TestingChapter 9: Controlling the Action with the Action ControllerChapter 10: Getting the Big Picture with ViewsChapter 11: Ajax and RailsAppendix A: Answers to ExercisesIndex Market Description : · Anyone who has limited or no programming experience for the web who is interested in creating dynamic web sites and web based applications. Perl, Python, Java, or PHP developers that are interested in learning a simpler and faster methodology for programming on the web· Anyone seeking to learn their first object-oriented language including CS students About Author : Steven Holzner is the award-winning author of 98 computer books--most of them on online programming topics. His books have sold over two million copies, and been translated into 18 languages around the world. They've included a number of bestsellers (Amazon Top 100 list of the top-selling books that Amazon sells, not just in computers, but overall) and Computer Book of the Month selections.