I’m happy to announce the release of the book I’ve been working on with Cloves Carneiro Jr. and Hampton Catlin: “Beginning Rails: From Novice to Professional.” [cue: sound of champagne cork popping]
Beginning Rails is the practical starting point for anyone wanting to learn how to build dynamic web applications using the Rails framework for Ruby. You’ll learn how all of the components of Rails fit together and how you can leverage them to create sophisticated web applications with less code and more joy.
Pete wrote up a nice article on the Unspace blog, and Colin from CommunityLend made me blush a little with what he wrote. And leave it to Pete to stir up some debate about the trademark of the Rails logo and its resulting absence from the front cover of the book.
Strangely enough, I ordered a copy of the book from Amazon on Sunday and it was just delivered to my door. It’s funny because I haven’t even received my shipment from Apress. As soon as I noticed that Amazon had it in stock, I knew I’d get my grubby hands on a copy faster by ordering it from them. So, I paid $50 for my own book (including costly expedited shipping). Sigh. Hopefully I’ll get my shipment from Apress soon.
Awesome. Congrats!
What are the examples covered in the book, I can’t find them listed anywhere. Is there a table of contents online?
MS: The TOC, an example chapter, and all the source code is available from the book’s Apress page: Beginning Rails at Apress
You’ve done an exceptional job, and the book came out really nice thanks to your knowledge and work ethic. I haven’t received my copies yet, and I hope I don’t have to buy it from Amazon to get it in the next few days; so, I’m a bit jealous. I still remember when we first talked about writing the book and all the things that happen in the last year and a half. I think we did great. Congratulations!!
I’ve been trying to get my hands on some sample chapters and all I found was an introductory chapter at Apress. Any chance you’ll sign up for Amazons “Search Inside” feature so we can see more of the book before taking a leap of faith?
@Ike: So far the only sample chapter is the one available at Apress (Chapter 1). I am trying to get the Amazon “Search Inside” feature rigged up, so watch for that.