# Are the tutorials updated?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 22, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248 "2007-09-22T13:07:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jim)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248/1 "2007-09-22T13:07:55Z")

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Hello,

I’ve tried Rails in the past - I own the first edition of the Agile  
book. The tutorials on the rails home page don’t look to have been  
updated since then.

Are there any tutorials showing the latest best practices for rails?  
Where do I look for what’s new?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jim)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248/2 "2007-09-22T13:11:56Z")

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Hi Jim

Have you tried activescaffold, the fantastic alternative to the native  
rails scaffolding ?

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**Author:** ![jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jim)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248/3 "2007-09-22T20:22:55Z")

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Jim –

Yes, a number of things have changed in the Agile tutorial from 1st to  
2nd Editions which show many of the latest conventions and best  
practices. Try here:  
[http://media.pragprog.com/titles/rails2/code/depot\_p/](http://media.pragprog.com/titles/rails2/code/depot_p/)

I read most of my way through the first edition before I realized that  
it’s out of date. I bought the 2nd edition – well worth it.

Tom

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**Author:** ![jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jim)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248/4 "2007-09-24T20:36:11Z")

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I really like [www.railscasts.com](http://www.railscasts.com) for helping to sharpen my techniques.

tonypm

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**Author:** ![jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jim)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-the-tutorials-updated/115248/5 "2007-09-23T15:03:27Z")

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Thanks for the ideas. ActiveScaffold looks nice. Feels like I’m  
starting all over again…