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Starting up Ruby on Rails -- Rails on the web -- Adding web style -- Managing data flow : controllers and models -- Accelerating development with Scaffolding and REST -- Presenting models with forms -- Strengthening models with validation -- Improving forms -- Developing model relationships -- Managing databases with migrations -- Debugging -- Testing -- Sessions and cookies -- Users and authentication -- Routing -- From CSS to Sass -- Managing assets and bundles -- Sending code to the browser: JavaScript and CoffeeScript -- Mail in Rails -- Pushing further into Rails

"If youre a web developer or designer ready to learn Ruby on Rails, this hands-on guide is the ideal way to get started. Rather than toss you into the middle of the frameworks Model-View-Controller architecture, as many books do, Learning Rails 5 begins with the foundations of the Web you already know. Youll learn how to create something visible with Rails view layer before diving into the more difficult inner layers: the database models and controller code. All you need to begin your Rails journey is HTML experience. Each chapter includes exercises and review questions to test your understanding as you go"--Back cover