Practical Rails Projects

by Eldon Alameda

Overview

This book provides intermediate Rails users with an essential learning aid to take them to higher level, teaching them countless real world techniques via a series of practical project-based chapters. Each chapter takes the reader through the complete process of building up a full-functional Rails web application. Projects taught in the book include a blog, a REST-based task manager, an online IT help desk, a web comic (including image upload facilities,) Wiki, and much more. Techniques learned include speeding up development with plugins, engines and Ruby Gems, styling with CSS libraries, and adding dynamism using Ajax.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590597811
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	10/29/2007
Series:	Expert's Voice Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	621
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Eldon Alameda is a web developer who currently resides in the harsh climates of Kansas. He works as a regional webmaster for the U.S. National Weather Service; prior to this, he did development for a variety of companies including local start-ups, advertising firms, Sprint PCS, and IBM. During the 1990s, he also acquired a nice stack of worthless sk options from working for dot-com companies.

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