Ruby on Rails is a highly-productive Web application framework for the Ruby language. It will change the way programmers think about Web development and simplify the process of creating, deploying and maintaining Web applications. It could be argued that Ruby on Rails will ultimately make developers better at developing applications.
In Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers, author Antonio Cangiano will briefly describe the origin of Rails and the impact Rails has had on Web development and the Ruby language. The book goes on to guide Microsoft developers through installation and selecting an IDE. After setting the stage, the author digs into programming Ruby, covering:
* Ruby Syntax
* Classes and Objects
* Control Structures
* Arrays and Hashes
* Exception Handling
* Blocks and Iterators
* Modules and Mixins
* Ruby Tricks for Rails
Cangiano finishes the book by walking the reader through a detailed working sample, building a complete new Rails web application.
