Applying Rails for Agile Web Development

Author: (USA) Thomas, (USA) Hansson / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This is a book about Ruby on Rails! In March 2006, it won the Jolt Award for "Best Technical Book"! The author, David Heinemeier Hansson, was named "Year's Best Hacker" by the Global Open Source Conference in August 2005! The book features both intuitive examples and in-depth analysis, covering various aspects of web application development, making it an excellent guide for beginners and advanced users alike. The main content is divided into two parts. In the "Building Applications" section, readers will see a complete example of an "Online Bookstore Website." During the demonstration, the author realistically recreates a full iterative development process, allowing readers to experience the various challenges encountered in real-world application development and how Rails effectively solves these problems. In the subsequent "Rails Framework" section, the author provides an in-depth introduction to the various components of the Rails framework. Notably, the later chapters of this section introduce the support for popular technologies like Web 2.0 and Web Services within Rails, followed by practical insights into common issues and solutions related to security, scalability, and deployment. In addition to the two main sections, readers unfamiliar with Rails should first read the "Getting Started" section, which provides a hands-on introduction to this popular web framework through a simple example application. Readers unfamiliar with Ruby should read the "Ruby Introduction" in the appendix to understand the basic syntax and common usage of Ruby. Overall, the book combines intuitive examples with in-depth analysis, covering all aspects of web application development, making it an outstanding guide for both beginners and experts. This is a book about Ruby on Rails! In March 2006, it won the Jolt Award for "Best Technical Book"! The author, David Heinemeier Hansson, was named "Year's Best Hacker" by the Global Open Source Conference in August 2005! The book features both intuitive examples and in-depth analysis, covering various aspects of web application development, making it an excellent guide for beginners and advanced users alike. The main content is divided into two parts. In the "Building Applications" section, readers will see a complete example of an "Online Bookstore Website." During the demonstration, the author realistically recreates a full iterative development process, allowing readers to experience the various challenges encountered in real-world application development and how Rails effectively solves these problems. In the subsequent "Rails Framework" section, the author provides an in-depth introduction to the various components of the Rails framework. Notably, the later chapters of this section introduce the support for popular technologies like Web 2.0 and Web Services within Rails, followed by practical insights into common issues and solutions related to security, scalability, and deployment. In addition to the two main sections, readers unfamiliar with Rails should first read the "Getting Started" section, which provides a hands-on introduction to this popular web framework through a simple example application. Readers unfamiliar with Ruby should read the "Ruby Introduction" in the appendix to understand the basic syntax and common usage of Ruby. Overall, the book combines intuitive examples with in-depth analysis, covering all aspects of web application development, making it an outstanding guide for both beginners and experts.