The Rails Cookbook is is packed with the solutions you need to be a proficient developer with Rails, the leading framework for building the new generation of Web 2.0 applications. Recipes range from the basics, like installing Rails and setting up your development environment, to the latest techniques, such as developing RESTful web services. Topics include: . Modeling data with the ActiveRecord library . Setting up views with ActionView and RHTML templates . Building your application s logic into ActionController . Testing and debugging your Rails application . Building responsive web applications using JavaScript and Ajax . Ensuring that your application is security and performs well . Deploying your application with Mongrel and Apache . Using Capistrano to automate deployment . Using the many Rails plugins Working with graphics
