This is a new edition of an award-winning classic that has been updated for Rails 5.1 and Ruby 2.4, with information on system testing, Webpack, and advanced JavaScript. Authors Sam Ruby and David Bryant Copeland start with a step-by-step walkthrough of building a real application, and in-depth chapters look at the built-in Rails features.

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There's also an extended tutorial that takes you through writing a web-based store application. The book has been developed in consultation with the Rails core team, and Rails itself is tested against the code in this book.

Author: Sam Ruby and David Bryant Copeland
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
Date: Oct 2017
Pages: 488
ISBN: 978-1680501711
Print: 1680501712
Kindle: B01M4R0NO9
Audience: Web developers
Level: Intermediate
Category: Ruby

• Eliminate tedious configuration and housekeeping
• Seamlessly incorporate Ajax and JavaScript
• Send emails and manage background jobs with ActiveJob
• Build real-time features using WebSockets and ActionCable.
• Test your applications as you write them using the built-in unit, integration, and system testing frameworks
• Internationalize your applications
• Use Webpack and advanced JavaScript
• Use Rails’ new browser-based system testing.

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