A.2. Ruby and Rails
The Ruby and Rails communities are some of the most active in the development world. Because of this, you'll find an incredible wealth of information available for free online.
This section points out only some must-see links to tutorials and other useful resources in general as you start to explore the community and what it has to offer.
A.2.1. Useful Links
Ruby on Rails homepage: http://rubyonrails.org
Ruby homepage: http://ruby-lang.org
Official Rails blog: http://weblog.rubyonrails.org
Rails source code: http://github.com/rails/rails
Rails bug tracker: http://rails.lighthouseapp.com
List of Rails plugins (and more): http://www.railslodge.com
Rails screencasts: http://railscasts.com (free) and http://peepcode.com (commercial)
Weekly Rails podcasts: http://www.railsenvy.com/podcast
Ruby and Rails documentation: http://ruby-doc.org and http://apidock.com
Working with Rails: http://www.workingwithrails.com
Ruby/Rails Open Source code hosting: http://rubyforge.org and http://github.com
Try Ruby in your browser: http://tryruby.hobix.com
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby: http://poignantguide.net/ruby/
An absolute beginner guide to programming in Ruby: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/
The Book of Ruby (a highly recommended, comprehensive guide): http://www.sapphiresteel.com/The-Book-Of-Ruby
A.2.2. Hosting Services
Over the years a large number of hosting companies have added support for Rails. There are virtually countless such companies at this point and listing all of them here ...
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