ruby on rails for dummies

Quickly create Web sites with this poweful tool
Use this free and easy programming language for e-commerce sites and blogs
If you need to build Web and database applications quickly but you don't dream in computer code, take heart! Ruby on Rails was created for you, and this book will have you up and running in no time. The Ruby scripting language and the Rails framework let you create full-featured Web applications fast. It's even fun!
Discover how to
Install and run Ruby and Rails
Use the RadRails IDE
Create a blog with Ruby
Connect your Web site to a database
Build a shopping cart
Explore Ruby's syntax

Dr. Barry Burd received an M.S. degree in Computer Science at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Illinois. As a teaching assistant in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, he was elected to the universitywide “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students” five times.
Since 1980, Dr. Burd has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. When he’s not lecturing at Drew University, Dr. Burd leads training courses for professional programmers in business and industry. He has lectured at conferences in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. He is the author of several articles and books, including Java For Dummies, 4th Edition, and JSP: JavaServer Pages, both from Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Introduction.
Part I: Nuts and Bolts.
Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Ruby on Rails.
Chapter 2: Installing the Software.
Chapter 3: Details on Rails.
Chapter 4: Using RadRails.
Part II: Creating Code.
Chapter 5: Ruby One’s Day.
Chapter 6: Ruby Two’s Day.
Chapter 7: Weaving the Web.
Part III: Real Rails.
Chapter 8: Action-Packed Adventures.
Chapter 9: Some Things You Can Do with Models.
Chapter 10: I’ve Been Working on the Rails Code.
Chapter 11: Image Is Everything.
Chapter 12: More Model Magic.
Chapter 13: Cool Things on Rails.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: Ten (Times Two) Great Web Sites.
Chapter 15: Ten Features That Set Ruby Apart.
Chapter 16: Ten Pivotal Ruby on Rails Concepts.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Override Rails Defaults.
Index.