rails
Last updated 26 January 2012
Top resources for Ruby on Rails, including getting started with tutorials for learning Rails.
| 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 |
| Installing Rails | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Installing Rails 3.2 | detailed advice | Daniel Kehoe |
| RailsInstaller | for Windows | Engine Yard |
| Mircea Goia’s Tutorial | for Ubuntu Linux | Mircea Goia |
| Ryan Bigg’s tutorial | for Ubuntu Linux | Ryan Bigg |
| Peter Cooper’s screencast | for Ubuntu Linux | Peter Cooper |
| Rails Ready setup script | for Ubuntu Linux | Joshua Frye |
| Learning Ruby | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| RubyMonk | free browser-based interactive tutorial | C42 Engineering |
| Learning Rails | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby on Rails Tutorial | book covers Rails 3.2, available for free online | Michael Hartl |
| Rails for Zombies | free tutorial with in-browser coding | Code School |
| Rails 3 In Action | book covers Rails 3.1 | Yehuda Katz and Ryan Bigg |
| Agile Web Development with Rails | ebook covers Rails 3.2 | Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, and David Heinemeier Hansson |
| Learning BDD & TDD | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| The RSpec Book | covers RSpec and Cucumber | David Chelimsky and others |
| The Cucumber Book | covers Cucumber | Matt Wynne and Aslak Hellesøy |
| The Secret Ninja Cucumber Scrolls | free introduction to Cucumber | David de Florinier and Gojko Adzic |
| Rails Examples 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 |
| Subdomains with Devise and 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 |
| Rails Help | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Stack Overflow | answers to programming questions | community-authored |
| Rails Hotline | free telephone hotline for Rails questions | volunteers |
| 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 |
| Ruby Rogues | technical roundtable | various |
| 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 |