rails
Last updated 13 February 2013
Top resources for Ruby on Rails, including learning Rails and resources for getting started.
If you’re new to Rails, see recommendations for an introductory Rails tutorial.
| References | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Rails Guides | introduction and general reference | community-authored |
| Rails Documentation | official API docs | community-authored |
| Rails Searchable API Doc | alternative interface for the API docs | community-authored |
| apidock.com/rails | Rails API docs with usage notes | community-authored |
| apidock.com/ruby | Ruby API docs with usage notes | community-authored |
| Installing Rails | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Installing Rails 3.2 | detailed advice | Daniel Kehoe |
| RailsInstaller | for Windows | Engine Yard |
| Mircea Goia’s Tutorial | for Ubuntu Linux | Mircea Goia |
| Ryan Bigg’s tutorial | for Ubuntu Linux | Ryan Bigg |
| Peter Cooper’s screencast | for Ubuntu Linux | Peter Cooper |
| Rails Ready setup script | for Ubuntu Linux | Joshua Frye |
| Learning Ruby | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| RubyMonk | free browser-based interactive tutorial | C42 Engineering |
| Learning Rails | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Rails Tutorial Recommendations | recommendations to suit your skill level and learning style | RailsApps |
| Ruby on Rails Tutorial | free online book for Rails 3.2 | Michael Hartl |
| Rails for Zombies | Five free videos with interactive code quizzes. | Code School |
| Rails 3 In Action | book covers Rails 3.1 | Yehuda Katz and Ryan Bigg |
| Agile Web Development with Rails | ebook for Rails 3.2 | Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, and David Heinemeier Hansson |
| Big Fat Rails | free online book for Rails 3.2, book is unfinished | Mitch Guthrie |
| Learning BDD & TDD | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| The RSpec Book | covers RSpec and Cucumber | David Chelimsky and others |
| The Cucumber Book | covers Cucumber | Matt Wynne and Aslak Hellesøy |
| The Secret Ninja Cucumber Scrolls | free introduction to Cucumber | David de Florinier and Gojko Adzic |
| Rails Examples and Starter Apps | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Devise-RSpec-Cucumber | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| Bootstrap-Devise-CanCan | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| Prelaunch-Signup | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| Devise-Mongoid | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| OmniAuth-Mongoid | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| Subdomains with Devise and Mongoid | example code with a tutorial | Daniel Kehoe |
| for more, see a list |
| Ruby Gems | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| RubyGems.org | the source for Ruby gems | community-authored |
| The Ruby Toolbox | top gems categorized and ranked by popularity | Chris Olszowka |
| Rails Help | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Stack Overflow | answers to programming questions | community-authored |
| Rails Hotline | free telephone hotline for Rails questions | volunteers |
| Screencasts | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Railscasts | free with a new topic every Monday | Ryan Bates |
| PeepCode | priced starting at $12/screencast | Geoffrey Grosenbach |
| Podcasts | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| The Ruby Show | weekly podcast | Peter Cooper and Jason Seifer |
| Ruby5 | 5 minutes of news 2-3x/week | Envy Labs |
| Ruby Rogues | technical roundtable | various |
| Blogs (and lists of blogs) | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Riding Rails | official news | Rails maintainers |
| RubyFlow | daily reading suggestions | community-authored |
| A Fresh Cup | semi-daily reading suggestions | Mike Gunderloy |
| The Ruby Reflector | blog aggregator | community-authored |
| PlanetRubyOnRails | blog aggregator | community-authored |
| PlanetRubyOnRails List of Blogs | list of notable blogs | PlanetRubyOnRails |
| RubyCorner List of Blogs | 700+ blogs | RubyCorner |
| Newsletter | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby Weekly | email newsletter | Peter Cooper |
| Twitter Lists | Authors | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby & Rails | top Twitterers to follow | sulia.com |