# \[ADV\] Announcing the Third Edition of Agile Web Development with Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 23, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651 "2008-04-23T21:57:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pragdave)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651/1 "2008-04-23T21:57:18Z")

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If a dog year is 7 human years, then a Rails year is a lifetime.

Things keep changing—the core team add new features (and remove old  
ones…), and we all learn new idioms and patterns for writing Rails  
applications.

So the time has come to refresh Agile Web D. with Rails.

But this isn’t a regular “dust off the API” update. This one’s big.

Because Sam Ruby (yes, he of the REST book fame) has come on board,  
and will be shepherding this new edition through to its final form.

So far, he has gone through the Depot application chapters and updated  
them for Rails 2. Over time, the whole book will be getting the same  
treatment. Sam brings an incredible amount of experience to this, so  
we’ll see a book full of fresh insights on writing totally up-to-date  
web applications.

We’re in beta as of today. That means that you can buy the PDF now,  
and we’ll update as new material becomes available. It’s a blended  
beta, which means the second edition content is in there alongside the  
third edition—the new content has red page headings, the old gray. You  
can also get a discount of the paper book when it finally comes out if  
you buy the paper book as part of a combo pack.

Now, we know that some people want paper NOW! So we’re trying an  
experiment. Most of the second edition book is still relevant to Rails  
2, so we’re making the second edition paper book available for  
purchase at 50% off. That way you can use it while waiting for the  
third edition to arrive.

And, if you bought the second edition from us in paper or PDF form  
within the last 45 days, log into your account on our site to receive  
a coupon for a free upgrade to the third edition.

Enjoy.

Dave

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**Author:** ![pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pragdave)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651/2 "2008-04-23T22:13:13Z")

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Thanks Dave and everyone else for putting the work in to bring us the  
Third Edition. I’ll be picking this up within the hour.

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**Author:** ![pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pragdave)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651/3 "2008-04-23T22:25:36Z")

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> 

Dave was too polite to include a link, so here it is:

> **[Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For Developers](https://pragprog.com)**
>
> We improve the lives of professional developers. We create timely, practical books on classic and cutting-edge topics to help you learn and practice your craft, and accelerate your career. Come learn with us.

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**Author:** ![pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pragdave)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651/4 "2008-04-24T16:00:50Z")

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Help me figure out the best way to “have it all”?

I DO want paper now. I DO want beta PDF. I DO want 3rd edition  
paper.

So, what to do? Buy 2nd edition paper, get a coupon for upgrade and  
wait? Or what?

How about you guys make a combo-pack of 2nd ed. paper, 3rd ed. beta  
PDF and 3rd ed. paper when it’s available. That should help you get  
rid of the 2nd ed. paper and build up the pre-publication sales. What  
do you say?

Jim M.

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**Author:** ![pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pragdave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pragdave)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-announcing-the-third-edition-of-agile-web-development-with-rails/135651/5 "2008-04-23T23:30:51Z")

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That’s great news, Dave. Obie’s book is great, but I am glad we’ll  
have an updated version of yours next to it.