Standing out from other Rails references, this book meets the needs of designers who are not advanced sophisticated users who may find reams of code intimidating. Rails Solutions gives readers the tools to assemble dynamic sites quickly and easily. After a gentle introduction, the book walks the reader through setting up the development environment and the basics of Ruby syntax. Next, the book details the construction of real-world applications including a message posting system with data authentication, a file uploader, Ajax enhancements, and more. Coverage includes as customizing views, Rails helpers, add-ons and plugins, and Rails deployment tips.
IN terms of self-help tech books, this one is good. The one problem is that in Chapter 2, he refers you to a file on his website. I could not find this file. I found files for every chapter afterwards, but not that one.
It's a good book if you want to fry your brains in 20 minutes.