Book description
Quickly create Web sites with this poweful tool
Use this free and easy programming language for e-commerce sites and blogs
If you need to build Web and database applications quickly but you don't dream in computer code, take heart! Ruby on Rails was created for you, and this book will have you up and running in no time. The Ruby scripting language and the Rails framework let you create full-featured Web applications fast. It's even fun!
Discover how to
Install and run Ruby and Rails
Use the RadRails IDE
Create a blog with Ruby
Connect your Web site to a database
Build a shopping cart
Explore Ruby's syntax
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Author's Acknowledgments
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I. Nuts and Bolts
- In this part . . .
- Introduction
- 1. Welcome to the World of Ruby on Rails
- 2. Installing the Software
- 3. Details on Rails
- 4. Using RadRails
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II. Creating Code
- In this part . . .
- 5. Ruby One's Day
- 6. Ruby Two's Day
- 7. Weaving the Web
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III. Real Rails
- In this part . . .
- 8. Action‐Packed Adventures
- 9. Some Things You Can Do with Models
- 10. I've Been Working on the Rails Code
- 11. Image Is Everything
- 12. More Model Magic
- 13. Cool Things on Rails
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IV. The Part of Tens
- In this part . . .
- 14. Ten (Times Two) Great Web Sites
- 15. Ten Features That Set Ruby Apart
- 16. Ten Pivotal Ruby on Rails Concepts
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17. Ten Ways to Override Rails Defaults
- Overriding the Database Name
- Overriding a Database Table Name
- Overriding a Controller Name
- Overriding the Name of a Table's Primary Key
- Using Singular Nouns
- Creating Irregular Plurals
- Overriding a Default Layout
- Creating Additional Web Pages
- Modifying the Meanings of URLs
- Changing the Server Environment
Product information
- Title: Ruby on Rails For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470081204
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