“chad fowler”

Description Rails is large, powerful, and new. How do you use it effectively? How do you harness the power? And, most important, how do you get high-quality, real-world applications written? From the latest Ajax effects to time-saving automation tips for you... More

Ruby is an increasingly popular, fully object-oriented dynamic programming language, hailed by many practitioners as the finest and most useful language available today. When Ruby first burst onto the scene in the Western world, the Pragmatic Programmers were there with the definitive reference manu... More

You've already lost your job. You may still be drawing a paycheck, but the job you were hired to do no longer exists. Your company has changed, the technology has changed, the economy has changed, and the ways you can add value have changed. Have you adapted to these changes? Or are you at risk? "A... More

Guiding readers through the steps necessary to build their first application, this text allows them to acquire hands-on experience with Facebook technologies such as FBML and FQL, and master messaging and news feeds."Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails" leads you through the steps n... More