New version of AWDwR now available

Folks:

I've uplaoded the B1.07 version of AWDwR. It fixes a number of reported errata (and a few that weren't reported :), and includes the updated version of the Action Controller chapter (in fact, Action Controller is now documented in two chapters). It incldues all the new routing goodness (and, in particular map.resources) as well as showing a fun way to play with routes in script/console.

Back in the Depot application I've fixed a couple of Ajax issues, but other appear to be bugs in Ajax support, so I'm waiting to see how that shakes out before changing the content. I've also left the Reloadable stuff in, even thought it is deprecated in Edge Rails, as I want to see if anything develops in that area before removing it entirely.

As usual, the update is available for free from

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A note on errata: please do keep them coming in. However, as I'll be rewriting the chapters from the first edition (the ones with the gray headers and footers) you might not want to stress too much about things you find in these. Also, errata about bad page breaks and missing cross references will be silently but brutally deleted, simply because that kind of stuff is not really important until we come to finish the book. Similarly, the entire index will be reworked when the book is finished, so reporting missing index entries probably won't help much...

Thanks for your support for this project. Keep the comments coming in.

Cheers

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas wrote:

Folks:

I've uplaoded the B1.07 version of AWDwR. It fixes a number of reported errata (and a few that weren't reported :), and includes the updated version of the Action Controller chapter (in fact, Action Controller is now documented in two chapters). It incldues all the new routing goodness (and, in particular map.resources) as well as showing a fun way to play with routes in script/console.

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Thanks for your support for this project. Keep the comments coming in.

Cheers

Dave Thomas

The new version seems to be shorter than the earlier one.. I wonder what went away :smiley:

Cheers Mohit.

Nothing: I dropped the font size by a fractional point, and did some other layout tricks to reduce the page count.

Cheers

Dave

Dave Thomas wrote:

The new version seems to be shorter than the earlier one.. I wonder what went away :smiley:

Nothing: I dropped the font size by a fractional point, and did some other layout tricks to reduce the page count.

Cheers

Dave

Phew! :slight_smile: Cheers, Mohit.

I downloaded B1.07 late afternoon yesterday and this morning noticed a B1 08 which I just downloaded.

Anyway, question and kudos - I've been trying to gain a better understanding of REST but being new to ROR I havent dug in much, however the new additon on Action Controller and the REST app is extremelyh helpful.

So, now my question is - does it make sense to get on board with REST and start using it in apps ?

Stuart