RailsSpace Ruby on Rails Tutorial (Video Training) (LiveLessons) (Hardcover)

by Aurelius Prochazka (Author)

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5+ Hours of Video Instruction

 

Ruby on Rails has emerged as today’s most powerful, useful Web development framework. RailsSpace Ruby on Rails Tutorial makes real-world Rails development easier than ever before.

 

In fifteen targeted video sessions, Rails expert Aurelius Prochazka walks you through every step of building RailsSpace, a full-fledged social networking site. You’ll learn at your own pace, as you move from a static page to a robust, highly dynamic site.

 

You’ll walk step-by-step through implementing user registration, authentication, profiles, image uploads, blogs, searches, and more. Along the way, you’ll master all the Rails techniques you’ll need...from Model-View-Controller architecture to automated testing, refactoring to REST.

 

Looking for a better way to master today’s rapidly changing programming technologies? Want expert help, but don’t have the time or energy to read a book? Can’t find classroom training worth the money? Discover LiveLessons: self-paced, personal video instruction from the world’s leading experts.

 

• LiveLessons are video courses, on DVD with a book supplement, that are organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions—you’ll learn key skills in as little as fifteen minutes!
• Each session begins with well-defined learning objectives and ends with comprehensive summaries, which help you track your progress.
• Follow along as your instructor shows exactly how to get great results in your real-world environment.

 

In 5+ hours of hands-on video training, Internet pioneer and best-selling author Aurelius Prochazka introduces developers to real-world Web application development using Ruby on Rails. To get started, click Play on the video instruction to meet your trainer and hear more about the valuable Web development skills you will acquire.

 

Aurelius Prochazka, a pioneer in building interactive, user-driven websites, cofounded Creative Internet Design, Inc. and ArsDigita Corporation. Aurelius coauthored RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails. He is the principal developer of Caltech’s main site (caltech.edu), as well as its Admissions and Alumni sites. Aurelius holds a Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Caltech and is now Principal Scientist at CoolEarth, a solar energy startup.

 

For every experienced Web developer who wants to master Ruby on Rails and create dynamic, large-scale websites.

 

System Requirements

• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Mac OS/X
• MULTIMEDIA: DVD drive, 1024 x 768 or higher display, and sound card with speakers
• COMPUTER: 1GHz or higher, 128MB RAM or more

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LESSON 1: Introduction    (video only)

LESSON 2: Getting Started     1

LESSON 3: Modeling Users      7

LESSON 4: Registering Users      11

LESSON 5: Getting Started with Testing 15

LESSON 6: Logging In and Out    19

LESSON 7: Advanced Login    23

LESSON 8: Updating User Information 33

LESSON 9: Personal Profiles     39

LESSON 10: Community      41

LESSON 11: Searching and Browsing     45

LESSON 12: Avatars      49

LESSON 13: Email     51

LESSON 14: Friendships     53

LESSON 15: RESTful Blogs     55

LESSON 16: Blog Comments with Ajax 57

About the Author
Aurelius Prochazka, a pioneer in building interactive, user-driven websites, cofounded Creative Internet Design, Inc. and ArsDigita Corporation. Aurelius coauthored RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails. He is the principal developer of Caltech’s main site (caltech.edu), as well as its Admissions and Alumni sites. Aurelius holds a Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Caltech and is now Principal Scientist at CoolEarth, a solar energy startup.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 Pap/DVD edition (December 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321517067
• ISBN-13: 978-0321517067
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #877,047 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The LiveLessons Series.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, February 9, 2009

By	Dominic Son "has_many_questions" (Silicon Valley, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Prochazka seems like a really cool guy, but his monotone voice puts me to sleep. 80 percent of this was him highlighting his copy and pasted code, and reading it out loud - without explaining why. The why is why anyone would learn, else, you'd learn better from looking through the code inside the railsspace book, or community engine or loved by less plugins. The advantage to doing that is that you'll be investigative, and proactive, instead of passively listening to him just read code off the screen.

Plus he's teaching on textmate, and the DVD doesn't work on a Mac! Makes me realize how good peepcode, railscasts and envycasts are.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners, November 29, 2008

By	Sean P. Kearney (Castle Rock, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Aurelius Prochazka definitely knows his stuff. Unfortunately, you probably won't if this is your introduction to Ruby on Rails.

With a ton of cut and pasted code, regular expressions and CSS, keeping up with Aurelius [much less understanding what he is doing] is tough even if you frequently pause the lessons. If you are not comfortable bouncing back and forth between a terminal window and text editor, the first couple lessons may be as far as you get before giving up in frustration.

At the same time, if you use these lessons with RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series), it is an excellent resource to see the work in action.

Still, I would recommend reading and working through the chapters in an introductory book such as Simply Rails 2 if you hope to get the full benefit of the DVD without getting totally lost.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tutorial on Rails in an apllication, October 22, 2008

By	K. Lind (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Short and sweet, by teaching you how to create your own social networking site, you learn a LOT of Rails techniques. I am not a programmer, so it took me three months to go through the 16 sessions but it was well worth it.