Ruby on Rails is fast
displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as the development framework of choice
for discriminating programmers, thanks to its elegant design and
emphasis on practical results. RailsSpace teaches you to
build large-scale projects with Rails by developing a real-world
application: a social networking website like MySpace, Facebook, or
Friendster. Inside, the authors walk you step by step from the
creation of the site's virtually static f...
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Ruby on Rails is fast
displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as the development framework of choice
for discriminating programmers, thanks to its elegant design and
emphasis on practical results. RailsSpace teaches you to
build large-scale projects with Rails by developing a real-world
application: a social networking website like MySpace, Facebook, or
Friendster.
Inside, the authors walk you step by step from the
creation of the site's virtually static front page, through user
registration and authentication, and into a highly dynamic site,
complete with user profiles, image upload, email, blogs, full-text and
geographical search, and a friendship request system. In the process,
you learn how Rails helps you control code complexity with the
model-view-controller (MVC) architecture, abstraction layers, automated
testing, and code refactoring, allowing you to scale up to a large
project even with a small number of developers.
This essential introduction to Rails provides
- A tutorial approach that allows you to experience Rails as it is actually used
- A solid foundation for creating any login-based website in Rails
- Coverage of newer and more advanced Rails features, such as form generators, REST, and Ajax (including RJS)
- A thorough and integrated introduction to automated testing
The
book's companion website provides the application source code, a blog
with follow-up articles, narrated screencasts, and a working version of
the RailSpace social network.
