<p style="margin:0px">“The <i>Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial</i> by Michael Hartl has become a must-read for developers learning how to build Rails apps.”</p><p style="margin:0px"><i>—Peter Cooper, Editor of </i>Ruby Inside</p><p style="margin:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px">Used by sites as diverse as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and the Yellow Pages, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular frameworks for developing web applications, but it can be challenging to learn and use. Whether you’re new to web development or new only to Rails, <b><i><b>Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial, Third Edition,</b> </i></b>is the solution.</p><p style="margin:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px">Best-selling author and leading Rails developer Michael Hartl teaches Rails by guiding you through the development of three example applications of increasing sophistication, focusing on the fundamental techniques in web development needed for virtually any kind of application. The updates to this edition include simplified installation via a standard integrated development (IDE) in the cloud, use of the default Rails stack throughout, a light-weight testing approach, an all-new section on image upload, and an all-new chapter on account activation and password resets, including sending email with Rails.</p><p style="margin:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px">This indispensable guide provides integrated tutorials not only for Rails, but also for the essential Ruby, HTML, CSS, and SQL skills you’ll need when developing web applications. Hartl explains how each new technique solves a real-world problem, and then he demonstrates it with bite-sized code that’s simple enough to understand, yet novel enough to be useful. Whatever your previous web development experience, this book will guide you to true Rails mastery.</p><p style="margin:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px">This book will help you</p><ul><li><div style="margin:0px">Install and set up your Rails development environment, including a pre-installed integrated development environment (IDE) in the cloud</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Go beyond generated code to truly understand how to build Rails applications from scratch</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Learn testing and test-driven development (TDD)</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Effectively use the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Structure applications using the REST architecture</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Build static pages and transform them into dynamic ones</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Master the Ruby programming skills all Rails developers need</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Define high-quality site layouts and data models</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Implement registration and authentication systems, including validation and secure passwords</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Update, display, and delete users</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Upload images in production using a cloud storage service</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Implement account activation and password reset, including sending email with Rails</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Add social features and microblogging, including an introduction to Ajax</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Record version changes with Git and create a secure remote repository at Bitbucket</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Simplify application deployment with Heroku</div></li></ul>