Rails 3 in Action

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Rails 3 in Action is a collaboration between Rails community leaders Ryan Bigg and Yehuda Katz that covers Rails 3.1 so it's the most up-to-date resource available. But it's much more than just a Rails 3 reference book. You'll learn to do Rails the right way so you can build stable, scalable, and maintainable apps that will satisfy even the most demanding clients.

Rails 3 is a full stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby and this book is an introduction to it. Whether you're just starting or you have a few cycles under your belt, you'll appreciate the book's guru's-eye-view of idiomatic Rails programming.

You'll master Rails 3.1 by developing a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, state maintenance, file uploads, email, and more. You'll also explore powerful features like designing your own APIs and building a Rails engine. You will see Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development in action throughout the book, just like you would in a top Rails shop.

• Covers Rails 3.1 from the ground up
• Testing and BDD using RSpec and Cucumber
• Working with Rack

It is helpful for readers to have a background in Ruby, but no prior Rails experience is needed.

Ryan Bigg is a Rails developer in Sydney, recognized for his prolific and accurate answers on IRC and StackOverflow. Yehuda Katz is a lead developer on SproutCore, known for his contributions to Rails 3, jQuery, Bundler, and Merb.