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Intro to Rails
Ruby on Rails is a breakthrough in lowering the barriers of entry to programming.
Powerful web applications that formerly might have taken weeks or months
to develop can be produced in a matter of days.
Tim OReilly
Slides
2012
2011
Resources
Rails for Zombies : Nice intro to basic Rails,
and it has Zombies…
Rails Guides : Official guide for Rails, and
a great place for documentation on the components that comprise the Rails
framework.
Ruby on Rails Tutorial :
Great book to work through, getting very
Railscasts : Great screencasts that show off how to
use specific libraries
asciicasts : Text versions of the Railscasts
RailsInstaller Video : While this video shows how to
install Rails on Windows, it also has a nice walk through a very basic Rails
app.
Setup
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University of Virginia Library
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Charlottesville , VA 22904-4129
434.243.8800 (T)
434.924.1431 (F)
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