1-847193-41-2Packt Publishing 9781847193414 1847193412Apr-08 List Price: $34.99Paperback215 pages Our Price: $34.99 Ruby on Rails is an open source web application framework ideally suited to building business applications; accelerating and simplifying the creation of database-driven websites. Often shortened to Rails or RoR, it provides a stack of tools to rapidly build web applications based on the Model-View-Controller design pattern. What you will learn from this book This book will show you how to assemble RoR's features and leverage its power to design, develop, and deploy a fully featured website. This book will teach you the following: Installing, configuring, and testing both Ruby and RoR Setting up the application and database Managing users and roles Gathering user comments Setting up the template and generating migrations for your tables Using plug-ins; adding and searching a tag Enhancing usability with AJAX Developing an administration interface Deploying the application Who this book is written for This book is for anyone who has basic concepts of object-oriented programming as well as relational databases and wants to develop online applications using Ruby on Rails. Prior knowledge of Ruby or Rails is not expected. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. P. Rajshekhar, Senior Developer with Vectorform, has worked on enterprise-level web applications and game development. His endeavors include development of a Learning Management System, a Supply Management Solution and Xbox-based games. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Applications. He is a regular contributor to Devshed Portal on topics ranging from server-side development (JEE/.Net/RoR) to mobile (Symbian-based) development and game development (SDL and OpenGL) with a total readership of more than 1.4 million.