Ruby For Rails

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1. andrubyOct 2020
   I learned RoR from the wonderful Agile Web Development with Rails (2nd edition). David Black’s “Ruby for Rails” and a little later “Eloquent Ruby” helped me to better grasp the difference between Ruby the language and Rails the framework.

   I was a kid, and read the first two books 14 years ago. One on a holiday in Kenya and the other in Egypt. No distractions, just travel, family and reading.

   These days it seems like a lot of junior developers want to learn it more interactively. I hope books stay popular. In my opinion, they do a great job at explaining the why & the reasoning, instead of just showing you how.

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2. dutchrapleyJan 2013
   Very true. While you may know about strings, integers, floats, and arrays, it's always good to read about them in the context of a new language you're learning. The Well Grounded Rubyist is riddled with useful tidbits. The predecessor to that book was Ruby for Rails (also by David Black). Each time I read the book, I picked up new information, even the third time around.

   When we learn, we learn by applying new material to what we already know. Hence foundations and context. When you read, especially something like a book on programming, you're not going to absorb it all. Also, programming books shouldn't be treated as one and done reading. Each time you read, I guarantee something will pop out based on previously acquired knowledge.

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3. alinajafJun 2012
   His previous book Ruby for Rails is just as good an introduction to Ruby.
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4. aybMar 2011
   If you're just starting out with Ruby I strongly recommend the book "Ruby for Rails" by David A. Black. It teaches you Ruby and shows you how Rubyisms work with Rails.
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5. alinajafNov 2010
   Its strange. Everyone seems to rave about poignant guide but I just couldn't get into it. For me Ruby for Rails by David A Black was an absolute revelation, really made things click for me.
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6. VojtoNov 2010
   Ruby for Rails by David A. Black.

   The publisher is Manning, from which I'm currently reading another book (iPhone and iPad in Action) and it's pretty awesome too.

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