Michael Hartl - Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails, 4th Edition

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Learn Web Development with Rails

Fourth Edition

Michael Hartl

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My former company (CD Baby) was one of the first to loudly switch to Ruby on Rails, and then even more loudly switch back to PHP. (Google me to read about the drama.) This book by Michael Hartl came so highly recommended that I had to try it, and the Ruby on RailsTutorial is what I used to switch back to Rails again.

From the Foreword by Derek Sivers (sivers.org)
Formerly: founder of CD Baby
Currently: founder of Thoughts Ltd.

Michael Hartls Rails Tutorial book is the #1 (and only, in my opinion) place to start when it comes to books about learning Rails.... Its an amazing piece of work and, unusually, walks you through building a Rails app from start to finish with testing. If you want to read just one book and feel like a Rails master by the end of it, pick the Ruby on RailsTutorial.

Peter Cooper, editor, Ruby Inside

For the self-motivated reader who responds well to the learn by doing method and is prepared to put in the effort, this comes highly recommended.

Ian Elliot, reviewer, I Programmer

Ruby on RailsTutorial is a lot of work, but if youre careful and patient, youll learn a lot.

Jason Shen, tech entrepreneur, blogger at The Art of Ass-Kicking

Michael Hartls Ruby on RailsTutorial seamlessly taught me about not only Ruby on Rails, but also the underlying Ruby language, HTML, CSS, a bit of JavaScript, and even some SQLbut most importantly it showed me how to build a web application (Twitter) in a short amount of time.

Mattan Griffel, co-founder & CEO of One Month

Although Im a Python/Django developer by trade, I cant stress enough how much this book has helped me. As an undergraduate, completely detached from industry, this book showed me how to use version control, how to write tests, and, most importantly despite the steep learning curve for setting up and getting stuff runninghow the end result of perseverance is extremely gratifying. It made me fall in love with technology all over again. This is the book I direct all my friends to who want to start learning programming/building stuff. Thank you Michael!

Prakhar Srivastav, software engineer, Xcite.com, Kuwait

It doesnt matter what you think you will be developing with in the future or what the framework du jour is; if you want to learn how to build something, there is no better place to start than with this tutorial. And for all the non-technical people out there who want to see their ideas come to life, who are considering hiring contractors, paying for a class, or founder dating in the search for a technical co-founder: stop. Take a step back. Forget about your idea for a short while and immerse yourself in this tutorial to learn what it takes to put something together. You and your software-related projects will be better for it.

Vincent C., entrepreneur and developer

It has to be the best-written book of its type Ive ever seen, and I cant recommend it enough.

Daniel Hollands, administrator of Birmingham.IO

For those wanting to learn Ruby on Rails, Hartls Ruby on RailsTutorial is (in my opinion) the best way to do it.

David Young, software developer and author at deepinthecode.com

This is a great tutorial for a lot of reasons, because aside from just teaching Rails, Hartl is also teaching good development practices.

Michael Denomy, full-stack web developer

Without a doubt, the best way I learned Ruby on Rails was by building an actual working app. I used Michael Hartls