Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)

Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)
by Chad Fowler

Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)
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Author: Chad Fowler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-16
ISBN: 0977616606
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf

Book Reviews of Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)

Book Review: Valuable Tool
Summary: 4 Stars

Visuals:
Nothing terribly exciting visually. Use a "web / recipe card" looking tab design for sections & headings. Type face and size is standard and readable.

Readability:
Generally not a cover to cover type book. The book consists of 70 sections, some larger "recipes" and some shorter "snack recipes". The majority of the recipes include: Problem, Ingredients (gems, etc..) and Solution. These short standalone sections provide for easy reading.

Practicality:
[...]If you find a few topics that sound applicable to your current project, or that sound useful for a future project - I'm sure you will find this book to be very practical. If it saves you half an hour of searching the Internet, I imagine it probably was worth the investment.

For example, I found the topic of "Versioning Your Models" to be of real practical use. The information was presented clearly and I could immediately put it into use on a current project.

If you already know how to solve all these problems, or just are not interested in them, well then this book won't be very practical for you.

Audience:
According to the book the target audience are developers already familiar with the basics of Rails, looking to see how an experienced Rails developer would solve a specific problem. The book successfully meets that intended target.

Overall:
It is a usefull tool for a working Rails developer. Most topics are not terribly complex, but may help to make you aware of solutions that you had not previously considered. Personally, it won't be a "keep on your desk" or "use every day" type book - but I am glad to have it on my bookshelf.

Summary of Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers)

Rails is large, powerful, and new. How do you use it effectively? How do you harness the power? And, most important, how do you get high quality, real-world applications written?

From the latest Ajax effects to time-saving automation tips for your development process, Rails Recipes will show you how the experts have already solved the problems you have.

  • Use generators to automate repetitive coding tasks.
  • Create sophisticated role-based authentication schemes.
  • Add live search and live preview to your site.
  • Run tests when anyone checks code in.
  • How to create tagged data the right way.
  • and many, many more...

Owning Rails Recipes is like having the best Rails programmers sitting next to you while you code.

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