# Good OSS Project for REST / Resource Examples

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-oss-project-for-rest-resource-examples/144599>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 31, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-oss-project-for-rest-resource-examples/144599 "2008-07-31T11:34:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-oss-project-for-rest-resource-examples/144599/1 "2008-07-31T11:34:56Z")

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Hi,

I’m pretty new to rails, though not to web development generally. I love  
the simplicity of the RESTful controller design approach - many small  
classes with less responsibilities sounds good to me - but I’m  
struggling to find any rich examples that will answer the questions I  
have as I try to apply the principles in the real world.

Some good resources I’ve found have been

- railscasts routing episodes: [Ruby on Rails Screencasts - RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/tags/14)
- jamis buick’s blog:  
[Buckblog: Nesting resources](http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2007/2/5/nesting-resources)

…but I still feel like I’m thrashing around a bit.

So it strikes me that the best thing would be too root around in someone  
else’s code. Can anyone recommend an open-source rails app which would  
serve as a guiding light to me on my quest?

thanks,  
Matt