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June 19, 2008 - Berkeley, CA—Hailed for its simplicity and well-respected constraints, the open source community has realized that building applications using RESTful techniques offers the best of all worlds for both the programmers and audience.
Recognizing the need for a book that provides a modern introduction to REST, and how it can be applied to Rails 2 applications, noted programmer Ben Scofield has written Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects. By devoting a portion of the book to understanding the importance of REST, then integrating JavaScript, JSON, and PHP, and finally building applications for iPhones and Facebook, Scofield has written the ideal introduction to using REST and Rails.
According to author Ben Scofield, “The latest version of Rails boasts unprecedented support for the principles of REST, and that makes it a great tool for building new, interconnected web applications.”
Highlights from this title include the following:
• Create applications that are less complex and more responsive
• Build Rails 2.0–based applications for iPhones, Facebook, and the enterprise
• Learn how to make application data and functionality available to other sites
To read more about Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects, or the author, or to view a table of contents and sample chapter, please select this title from our online catalog at www.apress.com.
Apress Authors: The Expert’s VoiceÔ
BEN SCOFIELD has been active on the Internet for as long as he can remember, building applications with Perl, PHP, ASP with VBScript, C#, Java, and Ruby. He’s been obsessed with Ruby and Rails since approximately version 0.6, and he’s lucky enough to be working with startups like Squidoo and ODEO with the DC area–based Viget Labs. He has spoken about Ruby and Rails at various conferences since early 2007 and is constantly amazed at the fantastic things the community creates.
Ben lives in Durham, NC, with his wife and newborn daughter, Morgan. He is currently trying to make a dent in the ever-expanding to-be-read pile of books in his office.
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