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Posted by Kelvin Atawura
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Kelvin Atawura
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,022 Points

any recommeneded paper back ruby and rails book

l am starting to study ruby and next on rails. any book that you would recommend which i can buy a paperback format of? thanks in advance guys

3 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Try Ruby On Rails Tutorial by Michael Hartl. Available online and also in a meaty paperback (that is sat next to me now!).

It is a great walk-through of the basics and then gets into more complex stuff. The courses on this site are also great and they complement well.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

It is just Ruby on Rails. So it depends what you're after, I guess. The book covers the Ruby elements you need to quite some detail (It's online for free, you can look yourself!) but it is mainly about delivering dynamic web content.

Kelvin Atawura
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Kelvin Atawura
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,022 Points

hi Steve Hunter you got a link to the paperback copy where l can buy the book? the payment options on the site doesnt say anything about paperback

Kevin Mulhern
Kevin Mulhern
20,374 Points
Kevin Mulhern
Kevin Mulhern
20,374 Points

for learning ruby on its own I would go with:

The Well Grounded Rubyist: http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1617291692/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433286232&sr=1-1&keywords=the+well+grounded+rubyist

The Pickaxe Book: http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ruby-1-9-2-0-Programmers/dp/1937785491/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433285832&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=the+pickaxebook

Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby: http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Object-Oriented-Design-Ruby-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321721330/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433285990&sr=1-1&keywords=practical+object-oriented+design+in+ruby

The well grounded rubyist and Practical Object Oriented Design are pretty much essential reading. The Pickaxe book reads more like documentation but can be useful to get a better understanding of things.

For Learning Rails:

If you are completely new to rails read this book first: http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Ruby-Rails-Capstone-Tutorials-ebook/dp/B00QK2T1SY/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433286373&sr=1-6&keywords=THE+RUBY+ON+RAILS+TUTORIAL

If you have already done a couple of tutorials or after you finish the first book: http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Rails-Tutorial-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0134077709/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433286373&sr=1-1&keywords=THE+RUBY+ON+RAILS+TUTORIAL

After you finish those two, you should have the basics down. To further your understanding I have a few more recommended rails books:

To master active record: http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Active-Record-Rails-Developers-ebook/dp/B00NKML6JE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433286532&sr=1-1&keywords=easy+active+record

To further your understanding on everything: http://www.amazon.com/Rails-Way-Addison-Wesley-Professional-Ruby/dp/0321944275/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433286575&sr=1-1&keywords=rails+4+way