Chris Pine = Ruby as X = Rails....What is X ?

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Chris Pine = Ruby as X = Rails....What is X ?

I am just reading through Chris Pine's Learn to Program (The Ruby Series) 2nd Edition and it is one of the best programming books I have ever come across.

Unfortunately, he hasn't written (or I can't find) a book for Rails.

Does anyone know of any books that are of the same calibre and quality as Chris Pine's writing for Rails?

Thanks.

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For Rails I'd recommend The Art of Rails, followed by The Rails Way.

The first one will introduce you to the idea of frameworks and how Rails fills that niche, and how it does.

It will also give you a good overview on how things work.

The Rails Way is more in-depth view on the topic, with some snippets of Rails code, going through a more technical inspection. Could be a bit overbearing at first, but Obie's style is quite clear and easy to grasp.

I'd recommend too Ruby for Rails as a parallel read, which helps bridge some Ruby topics for Rails programmers.

Yaraher 2009-09-07 22:57:41

+1 on Ruby for Rails, good book to explain the inter-relation between Ruby and Rails.

rogeriopvl 2009-09-07 23:38:28

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Terrell 2009-09-07 23:32:18

I learned Ruby with this book, and went to it after "Learn to Program" . . . When I tried "The Rails Way" I wasn't ready for it yet. Not to mention I still use this book as my bible, big +1 for beginners

BushyMark 2009-09-08 00:00:52

This book helped me so much when I was learning how Rails worked. It will teach you a lot about what goes where and how they all work together. Recommended.

railsninja 2009-09-08 00:21:51

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