The Rails way
by Obie Fernandez · first published 2008
58% recommend37% neutral5% critical
Why HN recommends it
In-depth Rails reference that explains the framework's design decisions and the workings of ActiveRecord, migrations and more. Suits developers who already know the basics and want to understand the magic.
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This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.The expert guide to building Ruby on Rails applicationsRuby on Rails strips complexity from the development process, enabling professional developers to focus on what matters most: delivering business value. Now, for the first time, there's a comprehensive, authoritative guide to building production-quality software with Rails. Pioneering Rails developer Obie Fernandez and a team of experts illuminate the entire Rails API, along with the Ruby idioms, design
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…tutorials are great. I'd also recommend free ones: http://railscasts.com/ http://www.akitaonrails.com/2008/2/1/rolling-with-rails-2-0-... And for-pay ones at http://www.peepcode.com Also, grab "The Rails Way" book by Obie Fernandez (it's THE BEST book on Rails.. when you learn the basics, it's better than 'Agile Web Development with Rails') and "The Ruby Way" by Hal Fulton.
on “Ask YC: Learning Web Development, were should I start?” ↗Forget about online tutorials... they're all skimpy and short on details. Just get Obie's book 'The Rails Way.' It's definitely THE BEST book on Rails available today. http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-...
on “Is there any benefit to Rails 2?” ↗There's a great book for Rails 2.0. It's "The Rails Way", by Obie Fernandez. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321445619/ By and large, most of the 1.x stuff will still work, but it won't necessarily be the most efficient use of your time; lots of the 2.0 changes…
on “What can't rails do? When is it the right language?” ↗The Rails Way, by Obie Fernandez. Only RoR book you'll ever need. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321445619/ This book is one of the three in plus's comment; another one his comment mentions is "Ruby for Rails", which will…
on “Great RoR Books?” ↗Start with: http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-... Look up some examples here: http://www.pragprog.com/titles/rails2 Once you have something worth of deploying, follow this: http://www.pragprog.com/titles/fr_deploy Need…
on “Ruby/Rails book recommendations by skill level/background (newb to haxor, Java refugee...)” ↗The Rails Way is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-... I've found the peepcode webcasts worth their weight in gold, but that's not a book =) And I found Design Patterns in…
on “Can you recommend some good RoR books?” ↗…Agile Web Development with Rails - http://pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9 : Programming Ruby 1.9 (Pickaxe book) - http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-... : The Rails 3 Way
on “Learning Ruby and Rails, where would you start?” ↗…(5) http://www.rubymonk.com/ (6) http://www.rubykoans.com/ (7) Metaprogramming Ruby by Paolo Perrotta (8) codeschool.com (9) Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial- http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ (10) The Rails 3 Way by Obie Fernandez (11) http://www.railscasts.com
on “List of Resources for Learning Ruby” ↗…http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-for-zombies-2, and http://api.rubyonrails.org/. If you have done that, and you still want to learn more, then I would learn more about javascript, and read The Rails 3 Way:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321601661/zenruby-20.... Finally to learn more about Ruby, read Eloquent Ruby: http://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Ruby-Addison-Wesley-Professio.... Once you have done…
on “Ask HN: Best way to learn Ruby on Rails?” ↗I highly recommend The Rails Way by Obie Fernandez. If you have some background in C++, C, and PHP, this book will suit you well. However I agree with the other commenters that you should absolutely learn HTML, CSS, and JS first. There's…
on “Ask HN: Best way to learn Ruby on Rails?” ↗…very lest if you are having some of the same issues I had when I started perhaps I can be of service. While we are on the subject the most valuable book I've purchased in learning rails has been The Rails 3 Way by Obie Fernandez. I highly recommend it. http://tr3w.com/ Also I used 2 forums frequently when I hit the wall trying to tackle rails problems. I recommend joining both of them and using them frequently.…
on “Do you love Rails and Ruby? So do I, please mentor me!” ↗Read books Take a look at these: 1)Learning Ruby the Hard Way 2)The Rails Way by Obie Fernandez ( Get this Book ) 3)The Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: Learning by example ( Get this book ) 4)Rubymonk 5)Codeschool 6)Coderwall 7)Railscasts The Ruby on Rails Guide is underated. This…
on “Ask HN: Help me plan my learning path” ↗The Rails 3 Way by Obie Fernandez
on “Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition” ↗1) RailsSpace by Hartl and The Rails Way by Fernandez are the best books out there right now. 2) Right time, right place. Rails came out around the same time the second wave of web startups picked up. Also the argument is that Rails allows…
on “2 Questions about RoR” ↗The Obie Fernandez book, "The Rails Way", helps make the magic make more sense. Unlike most Rails books, which are intro-level and full of the sort of marketing crap that makes Rails infamous, this one actually explains their design decisions…
on “Magic sucks, Django Rocks ” ↗