Product Description

Rails is large, powerful, and new. How do you use it effectively? How do you harness the power? And, most important, how do you get high quality, real-world applications written?

From the latest Ajax effects to time-saving automation tips for your development process, Rails Recipes will show you how the experts have already solved the problems you have.

• Use generators to automate repetitive coding tasks.
• Create sophisticated role-based authentication schemes.
• Add live search and live preview to your site.
• Run tests when anyone checks code in.
• How to create tagged data the right way.
• and many, many more...

Owning Rails Recipes is like having the best Rails programmers sitting next to you while you code.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105880 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 332 pages

From the Publisher
You've read the tutorials and watched the online videos. You have a strong grasp of all of the ingredients that make up a successful Rails application. But ingredients don't just turn themselves into a meal. Chad Fowler's Rails Recipes is a collection of recipes that will take you step by step through the most cutting edge, modern Rails techniques, mixing the ingredients to create world-class web applications. Learn how to do it, and how to do it right.

About the Author
Chad Fowler has been a software developer and manager for some of the world's largest corporations. He recently lived and worked in India, setting up and leading an offshore software development center. He is cofounder of Ruby Central, Inc., a non-profit corporation responsible for the annual International Ruby Conference and the International Rails Conference, and is a leading contributor in the Ruby community. Chad is a contributor and editor for numerous books and is author of the recently released My Job Went to India (and all I got was this lousy book): 52 Ways to Save Your Job.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic, helpful and concise
A friend had this on his desk so I flipped through it and actually looked up a few issues that I had been wondering about. The solutions were there, well presented and to the point, so I got the book for myself. I suppose most of the solutions could be found on the web but the fact that they are all collected together and I have even found myself taking a break away from the computer and going through the recipes on the couch is a real plus. Worth the money.