Rails - May 2006 - Newbie: Looking for a good starting reference

So I finally got everything up and running, and I''ve seen some
"magical"
stuff in tutorials bragging how easy and wonderful Rails is (and I believe 
it, for the most part).  What I need now is a reference, a site or a book, 
that respects that I know a thing or two about app development and 
programming, but not necessarily anything about models, classes and 
controllers.  I want a conceptual walk through of the big terms I might not 
necessarily know, how they''re applied, and then into specifics about
how and
when I''d want to use them.  Of course, I don''t have much
money, so I''d take
a website over a book, but it''s a little overwhelming.. references
I''ve
found range anywhere from very limited, narrow tutorials to way too 
advanced, assuming you know more than I know stuff.

Any ideas?

Have a look at http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/

Get the 2nd edition pdf. Its the best intro to Rails out there.

Nic.

mausolos wrote:
> So I finally got everything up and running, and I''ve seen some
"magical"
> stuff in tutorials bragging how easy and wonderful Rails is (and I 
> believe
> it, for the most part).  What I need now is a reference, a site or a 
> book,
> that respects that I know a thing or two about app development and
> programming, but not necessarily anything about models, classes and
> controllers.  I want a conceptual walk through of the big terms I might 
> not
> necessarily know, how they''re applied, and then into specifics
about how
> and
> when I''d want to use them.  Of course, I don''t have much
money, so I''d
> take
> a website over a book, but it''s a little overwhelming.. references
I''ve
> found range anywhere from very limited, narrow tutorials to way too
> advanced, assuming you know more than I know stuff.
> 
> Any ideas?

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On 18/05/06, Nick Coyne <nic@nickcoyne.com> wrote:
> Have a look at http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/
>
> Get the 2nd edition pdf. Its the best intro to Rails out there.
I don''t know about best.

It is very well written.
It is clear.
It is a good ''sales'' book.
It is a good technical intro.

Certainly worth the price!

regards

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