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Simply Rails 2
Customer Reviews
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Ideal intro to Rails. I changed my hosting provider to one which supports Rails and have not looked back.
Adrian Evans, USA 
I have been searching for months for a good Rails 2 book, and, at last, I think I have found it. It doesn't start with a 100 page tutorial, but actually takes the time to coherently explain the underlying structure. The diagrams are great -- if anything, the book could use more, e.g., showing the tie between controller actions and views.
If I were to teach a course in Rails -- and I very well might -- this would be the book I'd pick.
Michael Rogers, USA
I've been an admirer of the Rails framework for quite a while, but I never really got around to learning how to use it. A few days ago I finally decided to take the plunge. I needed a book.
Simply Rails 2 is at the time of writing the only book for beginners written with Rails 2.x in mind, so the choice was simple.
I'm very impressed with both the writing and examples in the book. In just two days my understanding of Ruby on Rails has improved a lot, and I already feel like I'm ready to start playing around on my own.
If you're new to Rails, this book is a great introduction. Throughout the whole book you'll be working on one example app. Watching "my" application as it started to blossom was very enjoyable.
H. Lindset, Norway
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Here are some reviews for the previous edition.
Excellent book. Very details.
K. Leung, USA 
[written for previous edition]
Overall I have really enjoyed the book and found the information useful to get a good overall understanding of the RoR platform.
Christopher Bauer, USA 
[written for previous edition]
I found the book well written and easy to follow.
john Canning, USA
[written for previous edition]
i havn't finished in completly.. i liked it, worth for personal delf
vips, USA
[written for previous edition]
Good book with an easy to understand introduction in Ruby on Rails.
I liked it, thanks!
Ekkehard, Austria, USA
[written for previous edition]
Very good book that details building a fun application from scratch. Well written and easy to follow!
Kevin, USA
[written for previous edition]
Great gentle introduction to Ruby and Rails. I loved it and read it cover to cover.
Thembile, USA
[written for previous edition]
I thought the book did a very good job of explaining the basics and bringing the beginner quickly up to speed with RoR. I liked the book.
Robert -- NYC, USA
[written for previous edition]
Very Good!
Is the best Ruby on Rails book!
Thanks!
Hugo Leonardo Canalli, USA
[written for previous edition]
Book was well written and organized. The flow was easy to understand and very helpful.
Bryan Allred, USA
[written for previous edition]
I've just started reading, but seems to be a great book!
Luiz Viana, USA
[written for previous edition]
Product Details
| Edition: |
2nd |
| Price (Hard Copy): | $39.95 |
| PDF Price: | $29.95 |
| Pages: | 447 |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9804552-0-5 |
| Last Updated: | May 2008 |
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