Rails Pocket Reference: A Quick Guide to Rails (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))

Rails 2.1 brings a new level of stability and power to this acclaimed web development framework, but keeping track of its numerous moving parts is still a chore. Rails Pocket Reference offers you a painless alternative to hunting for resources online, with brief yet thorough explanations of the most frequently used methods and structures supported by Rails 2.1, along with key concepts you need to work through the framework's most tangled corners.Organized to help you quickly find what you need, this book will not only get you up to speed on how Rails works, it also provides a handy reference you can use anywhere, anytime. Inside, you'll find essential information on how to:Install Rails with RubyGemsBuild, compile, and process files with RakeTest Rails applications using assertions and fixturesUse Rails with AjaxConnect objects to a database using ActiveRecordMake web requests with the Action Controller frameworkUse REST web service APIsAnd much more. Save yourself hours of frustration: If you use Rails daily and just want the facts -- fast -- this is your book.