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Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers - http://www.manning.com/black/
By David A. Black; Manning Publications, 2006, ISBN 1932394699. Shows what one is doing when writing Rails Web applications, and how Ruby methods expand limits of what can be done in Rails. |
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Agile Web Development with Rails - http://www.pragprog.com/titles/rails2/
By Dave Thomas, David Heinemeier Hansson, Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, James Duncan Davidson, Justin Gehtland, Andreas Schwarz; The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2006, ISBN 9780977616633. First definitive guide to developing with Rails; Jolt-award winner. |
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RailsSpace - http://www.railsspace.com/
Official site. Code updates, free: introduction; chapter 2, 5, 6 screencasts; chapter 15 download. Link to Safari Books download. Free copy for non-profit work. |
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RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails - http://safari.awprofessional.com/9780321480798/
By Michael Hartl, Aurelius Prochazka; Addison-Wesley Professional, 2007, ISBN 9780321480798. Shows how to build large projects with RoR by developing real application step by step, from basics to a highly dynamic site. |
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The Rails Way - http://safari.awprofessional.com/9780321445612/
By Obie Fernandez; Addison-Wesley Professional, 2007, ISBN 9780321445612. Comprehensive, authoritative experts guide to building production-quality software; shows full API, Ruby idioms, design approaches, libraries, plug-ins. |