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Ruby-on-Rails is a web application framework. Following the principles of DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) and “Convention over Configuration”, Ruby-on-Rails enables web application developers to create dynamic and easily deployed websites in a very short amount of time. Based on the powerful Ruby language Rails is a set of Ruby templates and scripts used to build an entire web application and connect with a wide variety of database back-ends. VTC Author Al Anderson will help a beginner gain an understanding of the basics of web applications and work your way to developing a full-on web application. To begin learning Ruby-on-Rails simply click the links.

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Introduction
  Welcome (02:31)
  What this Tutorial Will Cover (02:40)
What Rails Is
  Web Applications & Rails (04:33)
  What Rails Can Do (07:00)
  Where Rails Came From (03:53)
  Rails Philosophies (03:36)
  More Rails Philosophies (03:39)
  MVC (05:02)
  Model (06:13)
  View Pt.1 (03:53)
  View Pt.2 (04:32)
  Controller (05:17)
Tools
  Command Line (04:11)
  Text Editor (02:45)
  Rails & Ruby Overview (02:45)
Installation
  Installation on Mac Pt.1 (04:08)
  Installation on Mac Pt.2 (03:48)
  MySQL Install on Mac (03:18)
  Troubleshooting Mac Install (02:01)
  Installation on Windows (04:51)
  MySQL Install on Windows (02:32)
  One-stop-shop on Mac (02:37)
  Keeping Rails Up to Date (06:48)
Rails & Ruby In Detail
  Ruby Pt.1 (05:54)
  Ruby Pt.2 (05:37)
  Ruby Pt.3 (05:26)
  Rails Application Directory (05:17)
  Rails Scripts (05:15)
  Generate Script (03:59)
  Generate Script - Models (03:45)
  Generate Script - Controllers (04:48)
  Generate Script - Mailer (04:17)
  Generate Script - Scaffold (07:01)
  Generate Script - Other Generators (04:13)
  Server Script (02:06)
  Console Script (02:09)
The Basics
  Your First Rails Application (05:32)
  Creating a MySQL Database (04:48)
  Connecting to MySQL with Rails (04:23)
  Generating a Model (03:58)
  Basic Links (03:40)
  Basic Forms (03:07)
Models
  ActiveRecord (03:52)
  Attributes (05:06)
  Date-Time Fields (04:05)
  Primary Keys (03:00)
Advanced Models
  Model Relationships (05:42)
  Model Relationships - One-to-One (06:47)
  Model Relationships - One-to-Many (05:54)
  Model Relationships - Many-to-Many (05:15)
  Basic Searches (02:36)
  Advanced Searches (04:44)
Scaffolding
  What is Scaffolding (05:53)
  Modifying Scaffolding Pt.1 (05:11)
  Modifying Scaffolding Pt.2 (03:05)
Controllers
  What are Controllers (06:34)
  Routing (03:40)
  URL Generation (04:12)
  Cookies (03:15)
  Sessions (07:17)
  Talking Between Actions (02:15)
  Filters (04:30)
Views
  What are Views (02:59)
  RHTML (06:48)
  Assistance (06:06)
  More Assistance (05:31)
  Assistance - Forms (03:27)
  Assistance - Text Fields & Areas (05:44)
  Text Field & Area Tags (04:59)
  Form Assistance - Date/Time Fields (03:01)
  Form Assistance - Selection Lists (04:37)
  Form Assistance - Radio Buttons & Checkboxes (05:05)
  Form Assistance - File Uploads Pt.1 (05:03)
  Form Assistance - File Uploads Pt.2 (03:45)
  Form Assistance - Links (04:06)
  Pagination (06:07)
  Layouts (03:28)
  Partial Page Templates (02:38)
Testing
  What is Testing (06:22)
  Testing Models (05:04)
  Testing Controllers (03:34)
Security
  Security Overview (04:16)
  SQL Issues (03:55)
  CSS Issues (04:14)
Ajax
  What is AJAX or Web 2.0 (05:59)
  Some GUI Tricks (03:41)
  Some More Tricks (04:43)
Deployment
  Choosing a Production Platform (04:49)
  Basics of Deployment (05:52)
  Backups (06:20)
Finishing It Up
  Rails Resources (05:09)
  Where to Go Next (03:02)
  Wrap-Up (04:25)
Credits
  About this Author (02:18)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Ruby on Rails
Author: Al Anderson
SKU: 33715
ISBN: 1-933736-44-5
Release Date: 2006-09-22
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Duration: 7 hrs / 94 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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