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best recommended learning rails books resources
Daniel Kehoe edited this page Oct 5, 2011
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If you are learning Rails, or trying to stay current, you’ll find these resources helpful.
| References | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Rails Guides | introduction and general reference | community-authored |
| Rails Documentation | official API docs | community-authored |
| apidock.com/rails | Rails API docs with usage notes | community-authored |
| apidock.com/ruby | Ruby API docs with usage notes | community-authored |
| Introductions | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial | available for free online | Michael Hartl |
| Rails for Zombies | free tutorial with in-browser coding | Code School |
| Rails 3 In Action | up-to-date and accurate | Yehuda Katz and Ryan Bigg |
| The RSpec Book | covers RSpec and Cucumber | David Chelimsky and others |
| The Secret Ninja Cucumber Scrolls | free introduction to Cucumber | David de Florinier and Gojko Adzic |
| Rails Examples, Tutorials, and Starter Apps | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Devise-RSpec-Cucumber | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| Devise-Mongoid | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| OmniAuth-Mongoid | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| for more, see a list |
| Ruby Gems | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| RubyGems.org | the source for Ruby gems | community-authored |
| The Ruby Toolbox | top gems categorized and ranked by popularity | Chris Olszowka |
| RailsPlugins.org | lists gems that work with Rails 3 | Engine Yard |
| Q&A site | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Stack Overflow | answers to programming questions | community-authored |
| Screencasts | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Railscasts | free with a new topic every Monday | Ryan Bates |
| PeepCode | priced starting at $12/screencast | Geoffrey Grosenbach |
| Podcasts | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| The Ruby Show | weekly podcast | Peter Cooper and Jason Seifer |
| Ruby5 | 5 minutes of news 2-3x/week | Envy Labs |
| Blogs (and lists of blogs) | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Riding Rails | official news | Rails maintainers |
| RubyFlow | daily reading suggestions | community-authored |
| PlanetRubyOnRails | blog aggregator | community-authored |
| PlanetRubyOnRails List of Blogs | list of notable blogs | PlanetRubyOnRails |
| PostRank List of Blogs | blogs ranked by popularity | PostRank |
| RubyCorner List of Blogs | 700+ blogs | RubyCorner |
| Newsletter | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby Weekly | email newsletter | Peter Cooper |
| Twitter Lists | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby & Rails | top Twitterers to follow | sulia.com |