best recommended learning rails books resources

Top Recommended Resources for Rails

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

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

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		Authors
Riding Rails	official news	Rails maintainers
RubyFlow	daily reading suggestions	community-authored
PlanetRubyOnRails	blog aggregator	community-authored

Newsletter		Authors
Ruby Weekly	email newsletter	Peter Cooper

Twitter Lists		Authors
Ruby & Rails	top Twitterers to follow	sulia.com