Ryan Bigg – författare

DESCRIPTION

Ruby on Rails is an open source web framework. It's famously simple to build a basic Rails application. Once you've started down the track, however, you discover that Rails is a powerful, deep, and rich full-stack platform capable of tackling virtually any development challenge.

Rails 4 in Action is a fully-revised second edition of Rails 3 in Action. This hands-on, comprehensive introduction to Rails gives readers everything they need to become competent and confident Rails developers. It shows how to develop a ticket tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, file uploads, email, and more. It explores powerful features like designing APIs and building a Rails engine. The book also provides Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development in action throughout the book—just like in a top Rails shop.

 

 

RETAIL SELLING POINTS

Fully updated for Rails 4 New and improved testing examples More options for creating APIs Written by Rails community leaders

 

AUDIENCE

It is helpful for readers to have a background in Ruby, but no prior Rails experience is needed.

 

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

Ruby on Rails, often called Rails, is an open source web framework for the Ruby programming language. It’s a full-stack platform capable of tackling virtually any development challenge.

SummaryRails 4 in Action is a comprehensive introduction to Rails that guides you hands-on through all you''ll need to become a competent and confident Rails developer. In it, you''ll master Rails 4 by developing a ticket-tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, file uploads, email, and more.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the BookRails is a full-stack, open source web framework powered by Ruby. Now in version 4, Rails is mature and powerful, and to use it effectively you need more than a few Google searches. You''ll find no substitute for the guru''s-eye-view of design, testing, deployment, and other real-world concerns that this book provides.Rails 4 in Action is a hands-on guide to the subject. In this fully revised new edition, you''ll master Rails 4 by developing a ticket-tracking application that includes RESTful routing, authentication and authorization, file uploads, email, and more. Learn to design your own APIs and successfully deploy a production-quality application. You''ll see test-driven development and behavior-driven development in action throughout the book, just like in a top Rails shop.What''s InsideCreating your own APIsUsing RSpec and CapybaraEmphasis on test-first developmentFully updated for Rails 4About the ReaderFor readers of this book, a background in Ruby is helpful but not required. No Rails experience is assumed.About the AuthorsRyan Bigg, Yehuda Katz, Steve Klabnik, and Rebecca Skinner are contributors to Rails and active members of the Rails community.Table of ContentsRuby on Rails, the frameworkTesting saves your baconDeveloping a real Rails applicationOh, CRUD!Nested resourcesAuthenticationBasic access controlFine-grained access controlFile uploadingTracking stateTaggingSending emailDeploymentDesigning an APIRack-based applications