Ruby on Rails For Dummies

Quickly create Web sites with this poweful tool
Use this free and easy programming language for e-commerce
sites and blogs
If you need to build Web and database applications quickly but
you don't dream in computer code, take heart! Ruby on Rails was
created for you, and this book will have you up and running in no
time. The Ruby scripting language and the Rails framework let you
create full-featured Web applications fast. It's even fun!
Discover how to
* Install and run Ruby and Rails
* Use the RadRails IDE
* Create a blog with Ruby
* Connect your Web site to a database
* Build a shopping cart
* Explore Ruby's syntax

Dr. Barry Burd received an M.S. degree in Computer Science
at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University
of Illinois. As a teaching assistant in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois,
he was elected to the universitywide "List of Teachers Ranked
as Excellent by Their Students" five times.
Since 1980, Dr. Burd has been a professor in the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, New
Jersey. When he's not lecturing at Drew University, Dr. Burd
leads training courses for professional programmers in business and
industry. He has lectured at conferences in the United States,
Europe, Australia, and Asia. He is the author of several articles
and books, including Java For Dummies, 4th Edition, and
JSP: JavaServer Pages, both from Wiley Publishing, Inc.