Ruby on Rails is the revolutionary online programming tool that
makes creating functional e-commerce web sites faster and easier
than ever. With the intuitive, straightforward nature of Ruby and
the development platform provided by Rails, you can put together
full-fledged web applications quickly, even if you''re new to web
programming.
You will find a thorough introduction to both Ruby and Rails in
this book. You''ll get the easy instructions for acquiring and
installing both; understand the nature of conditionals, loops,
methods, and blocks; and become familiar with Ruby''s classes and
objects. You''ll learn to build Rails applications, connect to
databases, perform necessary testing, and put the whole thing
together to create real-world applications such as shopping carts
and online catalogs-apps you can actually use right away.
What you will learn from this book
- How to install and use Ruby and Rails
- Object-oriented programming with Ruby
- Rails fundamentals and how to create basic online
applications
- How to work with HTML controls, use models in Rails
applications, and work with sessions
- Details on working with databases and creating, editing, and
deleting database records
- Methods for handling cookies and filters and for caching
pages
- How to connect Rails with Ajax
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who wants to develop online applications
using Ruby and Rails. A basic understanding of programming is
helpful; some knowledge of HTML is necessary.
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to
make learning programming languages and technologies easier than
you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide
you through all the techniques involved.