"If youre a web developer or designer ready to learn Ruby on Rails, this hands-on guide is the ideal way to get started. Rather than toss you into the middle of the frameworks Model-View-Controller architecture, as many books do, Learning Rails 5 begins with the foundations of the Web you already know. Youll learn how to create something visible with Rails view layer before diving into the more difficult inner layers: the database models and controller code. All you need to begin your Rails journey is HTML experience. Each chapter includes exercises and review questions to test your understanding as you go"--Back cover.

Mark Locklear is a web developer at the eXtension Initiative and has 20 years of IT experience including network administration, quality assurance, and software development. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College and is passionate about education and teaching students software development.

Eric J. Gruber makes stuff for the web and is the eGov coordinator for Lawrence, KS.