Advanced Rails Recipes (Paperback)

~ Mike Clark (Author)

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Product Description

From the author of the indispensable Rails Recipes, and with the help of a new master Rails chef in the kitchen, here are 72 new ways to kick your Ruby on Rails apps up a notch. More Rails Recipes is a collection of practical recipes for dressing up your web application with little fuss. You'll learn how the pros have solved the tough problems using the most cutting-edge Rails techniques so you can deliver your stunning web app quicker and easier.

Developers by the thousands are coming to Rails-the benefits are clear, both to individuals and their organizations.

But how can a developer be expected to write idiomatic, effective Rails code when the technology is so new? The answer is to work alongside masters, people who've been there from the start (and who have the scars to prove it). And, what better way to learn from their experience than to look at their code and read their explanations of why it's written that way? And even better imagine if that code can be lifted and placed right into your own application.

This is better than just cut-and-paste: the recipe format means you'll understand the code, and be able to modify it to suit your needs. And the list of recipes is so broad that you're bound to find tips and techniques where you'll say "Oh! That's how they do that," or, "I didn't know you could do that in Rails."

With More Rails Recipes, a following up to the popular original Rails Recipes, you can cook up a storm.

About the Author

Clark is a senior analyst at Lucin and is responsible for www.salcentral.com the first web services brokerage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf; 1 edition (May 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978739221
• ISBN-13: 978-0978739225
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #224,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get it, it will pay for itself immediately., August 8, 2008

By	ascetic "ascetic" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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I went through this book cover-to-cover every few pages saying, 'Wow, I could have used/need that now!' If you're a RoR developer, you really should have this book on your shelf. I marked maybe 75% of the recipes as something I could use--worth it's weight in gold!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Did not meet expectations, June 30, 2009

By	impitbosshereonlevel2 "impitbosshereonlevel2" (Merced) - See all my reviews

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I bought this book hoping to get more insight into Rails modeling; to get an idea how certain less-than-common models would be implemented - things not covered in your average Rails book.

This book does not cover that at all - its main goal is discussing various ways to spruce one's application - by using functions that are not commonly seen, or using various third-party technologies with Rails, like obscure full-text searching tools, or Google Maps. I'm all for the former, and the book has some pretty clever ways of doing things you probably never thought it could do. I find things like Google Maps integration less than interesting, however, since I can easily pull that type of information from myriad of the Rails blogs already out there.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Good One, June 10, 2008

By	Larry (Somerville, MA) - See all my reviews

It's simple, really: If you're programming with Rails you should buy this book. Let's face it, one recipe that shows you how to do something is all that it takes for this book to pay for itself.

Some of the recipes are meant to be looked at on an as-needed basis, e.g. searching using Solr, Sphinx, or Ferret, and sending email via Gmail. But most of the book can be simply read as a way to learn more about Rails, e.g. customizing error messages, testing with RSpec and Shoulda, and caching strategies and tools.