Ruby on Rails Essential Training

Rails friends,

I'm happy to announce "Ruby on Rails Essential Training" -- over 10.5 hours of video training on the basics of Ruby on Rails. If you are a beginner or are having a hard time with fundamental concepts in Rails, this video training should put you on solid footing.

Some of the topics it covers include: the delineation between Ruby and Rails, Model/View/Controller architecture, the Rails framework, Ruby programming basics, dynamic interfaces, a (lengthy) examination of Models and instances, working with databases, SQL basics, creating and working with relational databases, designing an application, building a working shopping cart, regulating user access with passwords... and some best practices advice along the way.

"Ruby on Rails Essential Training" is available online as streaming video to subscribers of the lynda.com Online Training Library. (Since for just $25/month you get unlimited, 24/7 access to all of their training titles, I think it's the best value.)   http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=324

It is also available as a CD-ROM for $99.95:   http://www.lynda.com/store/productinfo.aspx?productid=563

And soon the CD-ROM will be available through Amazon.com as well (approx. 2 weeks):   Amazon.com

"Ruby on Rails Essential Training" is by no means comprehensive, but it covers all the essentials. If you are already past the basics of Rails, "Ruby on Rails Beyond the Basics" will be released in the upcoming months, and more advanced training titles will follow after that.

If you try it and find that it is helpful, be sure to let me know!

Best, Kevin Skoglund

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