# A good reference guide?

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 15, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-good-reference-guide/109455 "2007-07-15T03:26:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e495f1/32.png) [@wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wings)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-good-reference-guide/109455/1 "2007-07-15T03:26:30Z")

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Hi everyone.

I’m just starting on ROR, have done some basic programming at Uni. Been  
told ROR is fairly straight forward, so thought to give it a go.

Could anyone recommend a easy to read reference guide with all the  
built-in functions, and the syntex used like etc.?

thanks in advance.

Grace

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**Author:** ![wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e495f1/32.png) [@wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wings)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-good-reference-guide/109455/2 "2007-07-15T04:34:52Z")

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> Could anyone recommend a easy to read reference guide with all the  
> built-in functions, and the syntex used like etc.?

> Grace

Faisal N Jawdat’s RoR FAQ covers this topic:

[http://www.faisal.com/docs/ror-list-faq.html#what-book](http://www.faisal.com/docs/ror-list-faq.html#what-book)

Always Google for a FAQ before posting!

–  
Phlip  
[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510657/](http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510657/)  
“Test Driven Ajax (on Rails)”  
assert\_xpath, assert\_javascript, & assert\_ajax

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**Author:** ![wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e495f1/32.png) [@wings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wings)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-good-reference-guide/109455/3 "2007-07-16T02:15:35Z")

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I have a couple posts describing the various Rails books:

[http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/26/new-ruby-on-rails-books](http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/26/new-ruby-on-rails-books)

[http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books](http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books)

Michael S.

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**Post date:** [July 22, 2007, 11:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-good-reference-guide/109455/4 "2007-07-22T11:59:15Z")

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Michael S. wrote:

> I have a couple posts describing the various Rails books:
> 
> > [http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/26/new-ruby-on-rails-books](http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/26/new-ruby-on-rails-books)  
> > [http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books](http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books)

Thanks Michael, I’m trying to follow the Beginning Ruby on Rails book.  
What you have there is very useful. Thanks.

Grace