Rails 3.0: A Student Manual
Rails 3.0: A Student Manual
About the Book
This is an outdated book. (The current version of Rails is 4.0.4)
The old book converted for Leanpub, with minor typos corrected.
While the book is still free for online viewing, you can also purchase the e-book as a way of showing your support. Proceeds will go towards the updated versions of this manual and the other books I'm planning to write in the future.
About the Author
Table of Contents
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- Foreword
- Code
- License
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Introduction to Ruby on Rails
- What is Ruby on Rails?
- Prerequisites of this Course
- Required Software
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Installing Ruby on Rails
- Installing on Windows
- Installing on Linux
- Linux on Windows
- IDE
- API Documentation
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Web Application in 5 Minutes (or Less)
- Aling Nena’s Request
- Creating the Application
- Generating the Scaffolding
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Modifying the Application
- Aling Nena’s Follow-Up
- Rails Migrations
- An Introduction to the Model-View-Controller Architecture
- Modifying the Model
- Modifying the Controller?
- Modifying the View
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Rails Applications Without Scaffold (part 1: Show and List)
- The Plan
- Viewing a Record
- Adding a List Page
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Rails Applications Without Scaffold (part 2: Delete and Search)
- Deleting a Record
- Adding a Search Screen
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Rails Applications Without Scaffold (part 3: Insert and Update)
- Creating a Record
- Editing a Record
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Rails Applications Without Scaffold (part 4: RESTFul Routes, Callbacks, Filters, and Layout)
- Reduce Route Entries with Resource-Based Routing
- Perform Actions While A Model is Saved using Callbacks
- Limiting User Access with Filters and Authentication
- Layouts and Rendering in the View
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Associations
- Migrations for Associations
- Defining Associations in Models
- One-to-One Relationships
- One-to-Many Relationships
- Many-to-many Relationships
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Skimming through Rails
- Rails Migrations
- Active Record
- Action Controller
- Action View
- Active Support Time Extensions
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Ajax
- Prototype
- jQuery
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Automated Testing with RSpec
- Overview to Automated Testing
- RSpec
- Analysis of the Generated Specs
- Test Driven Development with RSpec
- More about Automated Testing
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Deployment
- Configuration
- Internationalization
- Deployment Options
- Rake
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