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What makes web development with Rails FAST, EASY, and FUN?
Get Rolling
- ONLamp.com: What Is Ruby on Rails?
- Curt Hibbs explores Rails' productivity and flexibility.
- ONLamp.com: Rolling with Ruby on Rails
- Curt Hibbs shows off Ruby on Rails by building a simple application requiring minimal Ruby experience.
- ONLamp.com: Rolling with Ruby on Rails, Part 2
- Curt Hibbs shows off Ruby on Rails, finishing his sample application in 47 lines of code--total.
- ONLamp.com: Ajax on Rails
- Curt Hibbs demonstrates the use of Ajax with Rails.
- Update: Rails 1.0
- Rails 1.0 has many useful features.
- Update: Rails 1.1
- Rails 1.1, over 500 features and bugfixes.
Books
Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide (Pragmatic Programmers)
Rails explained.. Includes a tutorial and reference. Good for beginners.
The 2nd Edition Beta was just announced, with updates covering Rails 1.1.
Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition
Ruby in-depth.
Covers Ruby 1.8 and standard library modules. Includes a tutorial, reference, and complete documentation of all built-in classes, modules, and methods.
Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)
Just out of beta. A great companion to Agile Web Development with Rails.
Get the book direct from the publisher.
Resources and Documentation
You'll want to bookmark these.
- Ruby on Rails Home
- Ruby on Rails Wiki
- Beginner's guide, tutorials, FAQs, setup information, howtos, and lots more.
- RailDock
- Searchable documentation from several sources.
- Rails Framework Documentation
- Ruby Language Documentation
- Ruby on Rails Cheat Sheet
- Print it. Love it.
Tools: Project Management
- 37Signals' Basecamp
- Web-based project management software ideal for small teams.
- Backpack
- Personal, mini-project management and information tracking.
- Trac : Integrated SCM & Project Management
- Bug tracking, a Subversion interface, wiki, and reporting.
- TortoiseSVN
- Windows interface to SubVersion.
Prefer CVS? TortoiseCVS.
Tools: Text Editors and IDEs
- TextMate - The Missing Text Editor for Mac OS X
- Have Mac, will TextMate.
- jEdit - Programmer's Text Editor
- Running Windows?
JEdit features auto-indenting, syntax highlighting, code folding, macros, and dozens of plugins.
Be sure to grab the Ruby plugin. - RadRails - A Ruby on Rails IDE
- Eclipse based IDE
Tools: System Utilities and Misc
- PuTTY: a free telnet/ssh client
- Use PuTTY to connect to your webhost via SSH.
- WinSCP :: Freeware SFTP and SCP client for Windows
- Copy files to your webhost securely using SFTP or SCP.
- WAMP5
- Install Apache, MySQL, PHP5, and PhpMyAdmin the easy way.
Recommended Blogs and Podcasts
- Nuby on Rails | Ruby on Rails for Newbies
- Geoffrey Grosenbach's blog, covering Ruby, Ruby on Rails, graphic design, and other good stuff.
- Signal vs. Noise - A design and usability blog
- A weblog from 37signals (the creators of Rails) about entrepreneurship, design, experience, simplicity, constraints, pop culture, our products, products we like, and more.
- Planet Ruby on Rails
- Aggregates dozens of blogs that cover Rails into one RSS feed.
- Ruby on Rails Podcast
- Geoffrey Grosenbach interviews core Rails developers and other Rubyists who are doing cool stuff. Released every other week or so.
Find a Good Host
- DreamHost
- $9.95/month: 20 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth, unlimited domains and mysql databases, Subversion, PHP5, SSH access, and free registration of one domain.
** Use the promo code 22BACK, you'll save $22 on any plan. - Site5 Web Hosting
- Check out the Gold Plan - 15GB disk space, 500GB/month bandwidth, unlimited domains and databases, SSH access, a free SSL cert, PHP5, Python 2.2, and a 60-day money back guarantee.
- TextDrive
- Open-Source Developers
TextDrive provides free hosting for open source projects, and has individual plans starting at $12/month.
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