# Best Book For Rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 21, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797 "2007-01-21T05:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/1 "2007-01-21T05:10:09Z")
Hello all, I would like to see some of the opinions you guys have on the best book for learning rails. I am interested in developing an article site, but instead of using the regular PHP I wanted to try this one with rails. Can any of you give me some suggestions? Thank you. Cheers, Josh ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/2 "2007-01-21T05:31:10Z")
Hi Josh, if you would like to learn the Rails framework, I would highly recommend the following two books and read them in the given order: a) “Programming Ruby” by Dave T. et al Note: Please read and understand Chapters 1 - 9 before going to (b) b) “Agile Web D. with Rails 2ed” by Dave T. et al Note: Please read and understand the entire book. Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/3 "2007-01-21T12:55:52Z")
In my opinion, Ruby for Rails is the best rails book. Way to few rails developers know ruby well enough to do powerfull stuff - the real power in rails lies in ruby. ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/4 "2007-01-21T15:47:08Z")
I gotta second the imperative for learning Ruby. Rails is Ruby. Ruby isn’t [just] Rails but Rails most certainly is Ruby. The better grasp you have on Ruby’s wondrous bag of tricks the better you’ll be able to command Rails’ own special brand of magic. RSL ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/5 "2007-01-21T20:07:40Z")
Both Ruby for Rails and the new AWDwR 2nd ed are outstanding books. In my humble opinion ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/6 "2007-01-21T21:54:01Z")
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: > In my opinion, Ruby for Rails is the best rails book. Way to few rails > developers know ruby well enough to do powerfull stuff - the real power > in rails lies in ruby. It is an excellent book, and in my opinion better than pickaxe for learning Ruby with or without Rails, but for learning Rails you need Agile, otherwise you miss out on things like migrations and tests. Agile also covers the Rails material in more depth. Ideally, you have both, they complement each other superbly. I say this from the perspective of someone who is currently using both books to come up to speed on Rails (and who is discovering that he really didn’t know Ruby half as well as he thought he did :-)) ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/7 "2007-01-21T23:06:16Z")
On Jan 20, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Josh G. wrote: > I would like to see some of the opinions you guys have on the best > book > for learning rails. I am interested in developing an article site, but > instead of using the regular PHP I wanted to try this one with rails. > Can any of you give me some suggestions? Thank you. Everyone’s right. The Dave T. books on Pragmatic Programmers are must-have and all-you’ll-ever-need-to-have: Programming Ruby Agile Web D. with Rails Jose … Jose Hales-Garcia UCLA Department of Statistics removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aliasxneo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aliasxneo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-book-for-rails/82797/8 "2007-01-22T00:25:25Z")
It depends on your background and on what your goals are. If you have no Ruby experience I recommend Ruby for Rails. Then Agile Web D. with Rails. If you have little programming experience the new book Rails Solutions provides a clear and gentle introduction. I have a short review of most of the available books on my blog: [http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books](http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books) Michael S. [www.mslater.com](http://www.mslater.com) > **[San Francisco Boating Directory](https://boatingsf.com/)** > > San Francisco's leading marine and boating directory site. Quickly find the boating services that you need here in one convenient location..