Advanced Rails
TITLE : Advanced Rails [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
AUTHOR : by Brad Ediger (Author)
PUBLISHER : O’Reilly Media publisher
ISBN : 0596510322
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : January 11, 2008
LANGUAGE : English
Ready to go to the next level with Rails? From examining the parts of Ruby that make
this framework possible to deploying large Rails applications, Advanced Rails offers
you an in-depth look at techniques for dealing with databases, security, performance,
web services and much more. Chapters in this book help you understand not only the
tricks and techniques used within the Rails framework itself, but also how to make use
of ideas borrowed from other programming paradigms. Advanced Rails pays particular
attention to building applications that scale — whether “scale” means handling more
users, or working with a bigger and more complex database. You’ll find plenty of
examples and code samples that explain: Aspects of Ruby that are often confusing or
misunderstood Metaprogramming How to develop Rails plug-ins Different database
management systems Advanced database features, including triggers, rules, and stored
procedures How to connect to multiple databases When to use the Active Support library
for generic, reusable functions Security principles for web application design, and
security issues endemic to the Web When and when not to optimize performance Why
version control and issue tracking systems are essential to any large or long-lived
Rails project Advanced Rails also gives you a look at REST for developing web services,
ways to incorporate and extend Rails, how to use internationalization, and many other
topics. If you’re just starting out with rails, or merely experimenting with the
framework, this book is not for you. But if you want to improve your skills with Rails
through advanced techniques, this book is essential.
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