# New to rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-rails/147992>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 8, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-rails/147992 "2008-09-08T04:48:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-rails/147992/1 "2008-09-08T04:48:09Z")

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I am new to rails. Which user guide is better for rails beginner? Could  
you give me some suggestion to learn rails?  
thanks

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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-rails/147992/2 "2008-09-08T09:16:46Z")

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I used Agile Web D. with Rails and found it to be very good.

Just make sure you get the 3rd edition if you want it to be relevant  
to Rails 2.

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**Author:** ![youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@youhaodeyi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/youhaodeyi)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-rails/147992/3 "2008-09-08T10:28:09Z")

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uglybandersnatch wrote:

> I used Agile Web D. with Rails and found it to be very good.
> 
> Just make sure you get the 3rd edition if you want it to be relevant  
> to Rails 2.

Is this a free book I can download? I found it charges $35.