Ruby on Rails: Up and Running

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2006, August 12 - 6:44pm — Webmaster Tips

UPDATE: The print version of this book is now out and you can buy it in stores as well as start reading it online with a free 14-day trial of Safari Bookshelf.

I just purchased the PDF ebook Ruby on Rails: Up and Running Rough Cuts edition.

I know that many people will disagre with me, but I was not impressed with the book Agile Web Development with Rails. I'm going to save my criticisms of that book for another post though.

I am about 1/3 of the way through the new Ruby on Rails book from O'Reilly and it is excellent so far. First of all, the sample application, a photo sharing web site, is much more interesting to me than learning how to build a shopping cart with Ruby on Rails (the sample application in Agile Web Development with Rails is a shopping cart).

[Update: I've encountered many problems with this book, even in the final version (not "Rough Cuts"). It appears to be written hastily. There are many errors. It is disorganized. I won't write it off completely, but it's not great. It needs reorganization and at least a partial rewrite for the next edition.]

Although you can already purchase Ruby on Rails: Up and Running as a PDF, it is still in "Rough Cuts" form and is not finished. There are a couple of bugs in the Rough Cuts version. If you download the PDF version you can get free updates once the book is completed.

You can preview the new O'Reilly Ruby on Rails book on Safari for free.
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2006, August 18 - 10:45am — Edgar (not verified)

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2006, August 19 - 8:33am — Mr. Neighborly (not verified)

I agree.

I agree that AWDwR isn't the best book; frankly, I think both the PickAxe and the Rails book are pedagogical nightmares. I know they think it's cool to throw a newbie right into the water (hence why they cover objects and classes first in the Pickaxe), but after working with a lot of newbies to programming, I think it's a poor choice.

I also purchased the Up and Running PDF. I haven't looked at it in about 3-4 weeks, but what I saw then wasn't very impressive either. It seemed to be laid out smarter, but it just didn't really strike me as well written or something. I'm sure that's the "Rough Cuts" part of it.

2006, August 20 - 2:03am — Webmaster Tips