Ruby on Rails Tutorial, 6th edition

Used by sites as varied as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and Airbnb, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular frameworks for developing web applications, but it can be challenging to learn and use. Whether your students are new to web development or new only to Rails, Ruby on Rails™ Tutorial, Sixth Edition, is the solution.

Best-selling author and leading Rails developer Michael Hartl teaches Rails by guiding readers through the development of three example applications of increasing sophistication. The tutorial’s examples focus on the general principles of web development needed for virtually any kind of website. The updates to this edition include full compatibility with Rails 6.

This indispensable guide provides integrated tutorials not only for Rails, but also for the essential Ruby, HTML, CSS, and SQL skills you need when developing web applications. Hartl explains how each new technique solves a real-world problem, and then he demonstrates it with bite-sized code that’s simple enough to understand, yet novel enough to be useful. Whatever previous web development experience your students have, this book will guide them to true Rails mastery. 

This book will help you

The Sixth Edition of Ruby on Rails Tutorial has been fully updated to be compatible with the recently released Rails 6. As with previous editions, the focus is on providing a thorough introduction to web development rather than on covering the latest features of Rails.

Key new content is an introduction to file upload with Active Storage. In addition, learn how to integrate Rails with Webpack and Yarn; and learn how to use form_with for a unified approach to form creation and submission.