Which version of Rails?

Rails
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Hello all,

Which version of Rails do you recommend if I start a new project using
RoR?
I studied RoR with Agile Web D. with Rails (1st edition) last
year, and found that there is new version 2.x out there - but, it was
very hard for me to find any book for Rails 2.0.

Do I have to stick with 1.x version of Rails?
Also, I wonder if the rails hosting companies do support the latest
version of Rails as well.

I thank you for your advice in advance.

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FWIW, I have moved to 2.1.1, REST support excellent, and overall, I am
pleased. YMMV

Cheers–
Charles

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On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 5:43 AM, Jae L.
[email protected]wrote:

Also, I wonder if the rails hosting companies do support the latest
version of Rails as well.

I thank you for your advice in advance.

Hi, I would recommend Agile Web D. with Rails 3rd Edition as a
starting
point. At this time, you can obtain the PDF at the following location:

You should at least complete the construction of the demo application.
In
addition
to the above book, I would also recommend the following as well:

“Simply Rails 2” by Patrick Lenz - a very good first book on learning
Rails
2.0
“The Rails Way” by Obie F. - an excellent reference on Rails 2.0
but
I’m looking forward to an update covering Rails 2.2
“Advanced Rails Recipes” by Mike C. and the Rails community - an
excellent cookbook (i.e. problem/solution format)

Lastly, you have the people here to assist you along the way.

Good luck,

-Conrad

4

Definitely move to the latest, and grab a copy of Simply Rails 2 if
you are interested. A great, easy read which should guide you rather
well through some of the changes between Rails 1.x and 2.x.

5

Rails 2.1.x++.

The latest Rails is always the best to start out with. We often try to
follow along Rails Edge during our heavy development cycle so that
we’re not spending too much time handling upgrades later on.

Cheers,
Robby

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:59 AM, cnjohnson [email protected]
wrote:

Which version of Rails do you recommend if I start a new project using

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