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The Art of Rails(r)

Any programmer knows that an API is only half the story, and with
Ruby on Rails(r) this is especially true. Good Rails development, like
good web development, is much more about the design choices you make
than the framework you have at your disposal. Written by an experienced
web application developer, this book picks up where the API leaves off
and explains how to take good Rails code and turn it into beautiful
Rails code: simple, effective, reusable, evolvable code. In a blend of
design and programming, this book identifies and describes the very
latest in design patterns, programming abstractions, and development
methodologies that have emerged for the modern web. Ruby on Rails offers
a completely new way of thinking about and using these emerging
techniques, and learning to think like a Rails developer will enable you
to rapidly design and write high-quality code with elegance and
maintainability. With each design technique, you will discover how Rails
incorporates it into its domain-specific language, and you will learn
how to weave it seamlessly into your own Rails applications. Then you
will learn how to take the next step and transform yourself from user
into creator, making your own additions to Rails and crafting a
development environment tailored to your specific needs. What you will
learn from this book
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Techniques for organizing your code between and within Model, View,
and Controller to eliminate code repetition and maximize your
effectiveness
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How to think like a REST-based developer and use Rails 2.0 to
translate these thoughts into your code
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Advanced Ruby and meta-programming: how to use features such as
block-based development, monkey patching, and dynamic APIs to build your
own additions to the Rails framework
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Design patterns for AJAX, web APIs, HTML decomposition, schema
development, meta-programming, and more
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Behavior-driven development: A new style of testing and development
centered around stories and behaviors instead of method calls and
assertions
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Ways to make your development both productive and fun in the
software you write Who this book is for This book is for developers
familiar with Ruby on Rails who are looking to advance their skills by
learning the design and coding techniques that enable a mastery of web
application development with Rails. Wrox guides are crafted to make
learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think.
Written by programmers for programmers, they provide a structured,
tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.