Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example

Learn Ruby on Rails 3.1 fast, by walking through the development of a substantial, real-world application!

* The first hands-on tutorial covering Rails' newest version.
* By widely-respected Rails expert Michael Hartl, creator of RailsSpace and the Railsbased Insoshi social networking platform.
* Presents new techniques that make Rails development easier.
* Early chapters will be provided at rubyonrails.org, a search optimized site that will drive extensive interest in this book.

Rails has rapidly become one of the world's most popular web development frameworks. But Rails can be challenging - and, until now, there's been no good way to learn modern Rails development from the ground up. Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial fills that enormous gap. Leading expert Michael Hartl teaches today's Rails best practices by walking readers through the construction of a complete application - from start to finish. Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial is the first book to show developers how to take full advantage of the latest Rails 3.x innovations - including techniques that make Rails development easier and more accessible. Hartl covers all facets of application design and implementation, addressing issues ranging from content management and e-commerce to CRM and Railscasts. Developers see each technique in real-world context, motivated by realistic problems. Hartl introduces new concepts at just the right pace, moving from the basics through advanced topics such as replies, RSS, searching, caching, performance optimization, and monitoring. To build this book's audience, the first few chapters will be released free online at rubyonrails.org, a search optimized site carefully designed to attract programmers searching for Rails learning materials. Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial will also receive promotion from the Rails Activism team on the main Ruby on Rails blog, reaching tens of thousands of Rails developers.