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Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by cocoflunchy » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 7:39 PM UTC

mhartl wrote: post #4

kenny_r wrote: post #3

Thank you so much for your effort and patience Michael. These video tutorials and the accompanying ebook are amazing resources for beginners.

Glad to hear it! I really appreciate the support.

I'm learning rails with your tutorial too and have to say it's awesome!

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by nateberkopec » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 7:58 PM UTC

eggbrain wrote: post #12

For those of us who have already gone through the first edition of his tutorials, would anyone have any books they would add that are essential for learning Rails in depth?

Rails Anti-Patterns

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC

mhartl wrote: post #15

callmevlad wrote: post #14

Anyone know if there is an "upgrade discount" for folks who purchased the 1st edition (physical book and screencasts) about a year ago?

Yes, there is. Check your email for the discount code. If you can't find it, please email me directly ( http://railstutorial.org/contact ).

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Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by Jauny » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:33 PM UTC

bought it!

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by nilliams » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:45 PM UTC

desigooner wrote: post #8

These are great. Does anyone have any similar recommendations for Python / Django? I tried the MIT OCW videos for Python and they're pretty dry.

I found Kenneth Love's 'Getting Started With Django' series a pretty great start: http://gettingstartedwithdjango.com/resources/gigantuan.html

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by seanoliver » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:50 PM UTC

Thanks for keeping this incredible resource current, Michael. The first edition of your book was what first got me into web development. I'm definitely looking forward to the updated edition!

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by bomatson » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:57 PM UTC

Just finished these screencasts last week and enjoyed every second of them! Thanks for helping me get started with Rails, Michael

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by melvinram » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:58 PM UTC

eggbrain wrote: post #12

For those of us who have already gone through the first edition of his tutorials, would anyone have any books they would add that are essential for learning Rails in depth?

Rails Recipes and Advanced Rails Recipes

http://pragprog.com/book/rr2/rails-recipes

http://pragprog.com/book/fr_arr/advanced-rails-recipes

The Advanced Rails Recipes is out of date but the concepts still apply.

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by melvinram » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 8:59 PM UTC

eggbrain wrote: post #12

For those of us who have already gone through the first edition of his tutorials, would anyone have any books they would add that are essential for learning Rails in depth?

Also, I've heard good things about Crafting Rails Applications (http://pragprog.com/book/jvrails/crafting-rails-applications) though I haven't gone through it myself yet.

Re: Ruby on Rails Tutorial screencasts, 2nd edition

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Post by muloka » Tue, Jun 05, 2012, 9:12 PM UTC

I've worked through most of the 2nd edition PDF when it first came out though received an email this afternoon stating "I'd also like to note that the latest PDF incorporates lots of improvements (including some big ones) discovered in the course of making the screencasts."

Out of curiosity do you have a list of big improvements between the initial 2nd edition PDF and the most up to date release?