From what we’ve seen, one of the single most important aspects to Rails quick uptake in the web development world are the Agile Web Development with Rails books by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails – in fact it is rare to find someone who didn’t start off their Rails experience with their books. Through two editions, the first covering Rails 1.0 and the second Rails 1.2, they brought an excellent resource to the community of a quality others aspired to – a complete tutorial and reference in one volume, with ample insights into the decisions behind the framework and excellent suggestions based on real life work.
So, with Rails 2.0 several months old already, and developers around the world thoroughly enjoying the many improvements, why have we not heard a thing about a 3rd edition of Agile Web Dev to match this new release? So, Mr Thomas and Mr Heinemeier Hansson – what’s the story?
One possibility for the lack of a third edition is that the 2nd edition is an excellent resource in of itself that isn’t that much out of date with Rails 2.0 on the scene. Also, the Agile Web Dev book was the first Rails book released so it played a very important part in its rise to fame, whereas in 2008 there are tons of books available, one of the most interesting being The Rails Way by Obie Fernandez.
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