Rails 5 Revealed (eBook)

Alan Bradburne (Autor)

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2016 | 1st ed.
XIX, 82 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-1709-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This short early adopter book details both how you'll upgrade existing web and other applications from Rails 4.2 to 5 and how to create new applications in Rails 5. 

The headline features, Rails API and ActionCable, are each looked at in detail, building small example projects to demonstrate how to build a JSON API, add real-time notifications to a page and how to create a single-page application. 

All the breaking changes are shown, along with how to fix your app to work with the new API, and the improvements to ActiveRecord and the testing framework are fully detailed. 

After reading and using this book, you'll be poised to move forward with building your apps with the new Rails 5 as it stands now and when it finalizes. 

What You'll Learn

• What are the new changes to Rails 5 and how to upgrade from Rails 4.2 
  
• How to use the new Ruby Persistence tool/framework, ActiveRecord 
  
• How to handle test framework changes 
  
• What are the latest Rails API and how to employ them 
• What is and how to use the new ActionCable 

Audience

This short book is aimed at existing Rails developers who are looking to quickly get up to speed with the changes in the new Rails 5 framework.

Alan Bradburne is the co-founder of IncrediblInc Ltd. (IncrediblInc-dot-com), a London-based Ruby on Rails development company specializing in developing community sites for both end-users and enterprise clients. Alan has over 10 years of experience in the web and mobile development industries, and has worked for Motorola, Nextel and Sun Microsystems. Prior to founding IncrediblInc, he created Phlog.net, the world's first dedicated mobile photo blogging community. He also developed the social networking site Cudlz.com. He lives in Berkshire, England with his wife.

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This short early adopter book details both how you'll upgrade existing web applications from Rails 4.2 to 5 and how to create new applications in Rails 5. The headline features, Rails API and Action Cable are each looked at in detail, building small example projects to demonstrate how to build a JSON API and add real-time interactions in order to create a single-page application.All the breaking changes are shown, along with how to fix your app to work with the new release. The improvements to ActiveRecord and the testing framework are fully detailed. After reading and using Rails 5 Revealed, you'll be poised to move forward with building your apps with the latest major release of Ruby on Rails. What You'll LearnDiscover the new features in Rails 5 and how to upgrade your application from Rails 4.2Gain knowledge about the changes to ActiveRecordSee the improvements to the Rails testing frameworkBuild API servers using Rails APICreate WebSocket applications using Action Cable Who This Book Is ForExisting Rails developers who are looking to quickly get up to speed with the changes in the new Rails 5 framework.

Inhalt

1. Overview 2. Breaking Changes and Upgrading from Rails 4.2 3. ActiveRecord 4. Test Framework Changes 5. Rails 5 API 6. JavaScript and Turbolinks 3 7. ActionCable 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.4.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XIX, 82 p. 2 illus.
• Verlagsort: Berkeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Schlagworte: Framework • Rails • Rails 5 • Ruby • Web Development
• ISBN-10: 1-4842-1709-8 / 1484217098
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4842-1709-2 / 9781484217092