Ruby On Rails

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Getting Started with Rails

This guide covers getting up and running with Ruby on Rails. After reading it, you should be familiar with:

• Installing Rails, creating a new Rails application, and connecting your application to a database
• The general layout of a Rails application
• The basic principles of MVC (Model, View Controller) and RESTful design
• How to quickly generate the starting pieces of a Rails application

Chapters

1. Guide Assumptions
2. What is Rails?
   • The MVC Architecture
   • The Components of Rails
   • REST
3. Creating a New Rails Project
   • Installing Rails
   • Creating the Blog Application
   • Configuring a Database
   • Creating the Database
4. Hello, Rails!
   • Starting up the Web Server
   • Say “Hello”, Rails
   • Setting the Application Home Page
5. Getting Up and Running Quickly with Scaffolding
6. Creating a Resource
   • Running a Migration
   • Adding a Link
   • Working with Posts in the Browser
   • The Model
   • Adding Some Validation
   • Using the Console
   • Listing All Posts
   • Customizing the Layout
   • Creating New Posts
   • Showing an Individual Post
   • Editing Posts
   • Destroying a Post
7. Adding a Second Model
   • Generating a Model
   • Associating Models
   • Adding a Route for Comments
   • Generating a Controller
8. Refactoring
   • Rendering Partial Collections
   • Rendering a Partial Form
9. Deleting Comments
   • Deleting Associated Objects
10. Security
11. Building a Multi-Model Form
12. View Helpers
13. What’s Next?
14. Configuration Gotchas

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from: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html