# \[ANN\] REST with Rails: A Rails Workshop for Beginners

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**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rest-with-rails-a-rails-workshop-for-beginners/145793 "2008-08-14T00:03:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeff)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rest-with-rails-a-rails-workshop-for-beginners/145793/1 "2008-08-14T00:03:09Z")

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Announcing “REST with Rails,” a fun, one-day workshop for those new to  
developing RESTful applications in Rails.

Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:30am - 5:00pm  
Austin, Texas (downtown)  
$295 per person

Geared for those who have started using Ruby on Rails and want to know  
what REST is all about.

Topics include:

```
* The big picture of what REST is really all about
* How to create Rails applications according to Rails 2.1 best

```

practices  
\* All about routing: “RESTful routes”, named routes, and more  
\* How to deal with nested resources  
\* How to turn your Rails apps into consumable XML and JSON web  
services  
\* How to tailor your views depending on the client device  
(browser, iPhone, PocketPC, etc.)  
\* How to write custom actions for your REST controllers  
\* How to create and use custom MIME types in your application  
\* How to use ActiveResource to consume your REST-based web  
services

All of our workshops have limited seating, so we recommend signing up  
soon.

For more details, or to contact us with questions about this workshop,  
please visit:

[http://www.purpleworkshops.com/workshops/rest-and-web-services](http://www.purpleworkshops.com/workshops/rest-and-web-services)

The original announcement can be found on our blog at:

[http://www.softiesonrails.com/2008/8/10/rest-with-rails-registration-now-open](http://www.softiesonrails.com/2008/8/10/rest-with-rails-registration-now-open)

Thanks!  
Jeff