# Web application in ruby on rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 29, 2006, 9:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783 "2006-08-29T09:22:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 9:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/1 "2006-08-29T09:22:59Z")

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Hi,

I’m new to Ruby on rails. I want to create web application. Can anyone  
tell me from where I get information to create web application. I done  
that o’reilly’s tutorial. But I want something different. Is there any  
online book…

Thanks  
Poonam

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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/2 "2006-08-29T10:06:30Z")

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Hi Poonam,

You should buy AWDR book -  
[http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/](http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/)

-Pratik

On 8/29/06, poonam [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Poonam
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> –  
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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rm -rf / 2\>/dev/null - [http://null.in](http://null.in)

Dont judge those who try and fail, judge those who fail to try…

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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/3 "2006-08-29T11:50:45Z")

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Poonam,

On 8/29/06, Nicolas B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Pratik Naik wrote:
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> > Hi Poonam,
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> > You should buy AWDR book -  
> > [http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/](http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/)

Yes it’s a fantastic book.

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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/4 "2006-08-29T10:56:27Z")

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Pratik Naik wrote:

> Hi Poonam,
> 
> You should buy AWDR book -  
> [http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/](http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/title/rails/)
> 
> -Pratik
> 
> On 8/29/06, poonam [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
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> > Poonam
> > 
> > –  
> > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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> > >
> 
> –  
> rm -rf / 2\>/dev/null - [http://null.in](http://null.in)
> 
> Dont judge those who try and fail, judge those who fail to try…

Yes, buy directly the second edition (still beta but will be released  
final soon and the upgrade to the final version will be free if you buy  
it). this book is a must have !

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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/5 "2006-08-29T19:09:58Z")

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And then follow it with Chad F.'s Recepies…What a superb book.

–Dibya

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**Author:** ![poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@poonam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poonam)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-application-in-ruby-on-rails/66783/6 "2006-08-29T12:40:55Z")

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I would quickly follow that with David A Blacks Ruby for Rails… once  
you know your way around the framework a little, you really need to get  
to grips with some of that meta programming magic…
