Ruby On Rails Bible

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Ruby on 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. Market Description : The target audience would include software and web developers, designers, and architects interested in learning or expanding their knowledge of the Rails framework. The target audience would also include experienced Rails developers interested in advanced Rails techniques, and a reference to more commonly used style and techniques. About Author : Timothy Fisher has over 15 years of experience in the software development industry. He has served in a variety of roles including chief architect, technical team lead, and senior architect and developer. Tim is currently an architect and RoR evangalist with the Compuware Corporation Professional Services Group in Detroit, Michigan. Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework have consumed Tim’s interest and have lead to him finding the Southeastern Michigan Ruby Users Group, and owning and maintaining the Michigan Ruby Users Group website, www.rubymi.org. Tim is currently working on a large Ruby/Rails collaborative project management and planning application to be released as an open source4 project in 2007. He is also owner and developer of the forthcoming Ruby learning website, www.learnruby.org.Tim is an experienced technical writer and author who has contributed to Java developer’s Journal and XML Journal and written the Java Phrasebook published by Pearson Ed. in 2006. In addition to his technical skills Tim holds a Masters Degree in Education with a specialty of Instructional Design for Online Learning.