Learn Web Development with the Ruby on Rails Tutorial. Michael Hartl Contents Foreword My former company (CD Baby) was one of the first to loudly switch to Ruby on Rails, and then even more loudly switch back to PHP (Google me to read about the drama). This book by Michael Hartl came so highly recommended that I had to try it, and the Ruby on Rails Tutorial is what I used to switch back to Rails again. Though I’ve worked my way through many Rails books, this is the one that finally made me “get” it.
The linear narrative is such a great format. Enjoy! Derek Sivers (sivers.org) Founder, CD Baby Acknowledgments The Ruby on Rails Tutorial owes a lot to my previous Rails book, RailsSpace, and hence to my coauthor Aurelius Prochazka. I’d like to acknowledge a long list of Rubyists who have taught and inspired me over the years: David Heinemeier Hansson, Yehuda Katz, Carl Lerche, Jeremy Kemper, Xavier Noria, Ryan Bates, Geoffrey Grosenbach, Peter Cooper, Matt Aimonetti, Gregg Pollack, Wayne E.
About the author Copyright and license 1.1 Introduction. What is ruby? Ruby Hacking Guide. Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby. 10 Free Books for Learning Ruby. I recently published a post that discussed 10 ways of learning Ruby, in that list – you can find anything from interactive platforms, to specific walk-throughs, as mentored by some of the Ruby professionals in the community.
In that very post, I said that I’d continue gathering up some more resources, and hopefully publish a post that would give you access to some free books to learn Ruby, because we all know how much deeper we can learn from books. You should definitely look into my previous posts about Ruby: I think that’s about it for our introduction, lets take a look at some of the books I was able to find.
I don’t guarantee their quality 100%, by they’re the ones that other Ruby community members have encouraged in the past, and I trust their judgement. The Ruby Style Guide It’s a community organized guide for Ruby best practices, and the coding style that’s recommended to use. Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby How To Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning With Ruby Mr.