From PHP to Ruby on Rails: Transition from PHP to Ruby by leveraging your existing backend programming knowledge

Become a proficient Ruby developer and expand your skill set by exploring the world of Ruby from a PHP developer's perspective

Key Features:

• Understand the notable differences between Ruby and PHP development
• Gain practical experience and proficiency in Ruby by contrasting PHP examples with their equivalent Ruby counterparts
• Explore how Ruby integrates into the Ruby on Rails framework and make insightful comparisons with PHP frameworks
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Are you a PHP developer looking to take your first steps into the world of Ruby development? From PHP to Ruby on Rails will help you leverage your existing knowledge to gain expertise in Ruby on Rails. With a focus on bridging the gap between PHP and Ruby, this guide will help you develop the Ruby mindset, set up your local environment, grasp the syntax, master scripting, explore popular Ruby frameworks, and find out about libraries and gems.

This book offers a unique take on Ruby from the perspective of a seasoned PHP developer who initially refused to learn other technologies, but never looked back after taking the leap. As such, it teaches with a language-agnostic approach that will help you feel at home in any programming language without learning everything from scratch. This approach will help you avoid common mistakes such as writing Ruby as if it were PHP and increase your understanding of the programming ecosystem as a whole.

By the end of this book, you'll have gained a solid understanding of Ruby, its ecosystem, and how it compares to PHP, enabling you to build robust and scalable applications using Ruby on Rails.

What You Will Learn:

• Set up a robust development environment by configuring essential tools and dependencies
• Understand the MVC model and learn effective techniques for working with Ruby libraries and frameworks
• Integrate authentication functionality into your Rails application by leveraging gems
• Find out how to process data from forms, URLs, and sessions within a Ruby on Rails application
• Gain proficiency in using functions and gems for debugging and troubleshooting your Rails project
• Create a simple Rails application, run it, and debug it in production mode

Who this book is for:

This book is for PHP developers new to Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Whether you're a seasoned PHP developer or just starting out, this book will show you how you can transfer your existing PHP knowledge to Ruby and build web applications using the powerful Ruby on Rails framework.

成為一位熟練的Ruby開發者，並從PHP開發者的角度探索Ruby的世界

主要特點：
- 瞭解Ruby和PHP開發之間的顯著差異
- 通過對比PHP示例和相應的Ruby示例，獲得實際經驗和熟練度
- 探索Ruby如何集成到Ruby on Rails框架中，並與PHP框架進行深入比較
- 購買印刷版或Kindle書籍將包含免費的PDF電子書

書籍描述：
你是一位PHP開發者，想要踏入Ruby開發的世界嗎？《從PHP到Ruby on Rails》將幫助您利用現有知識，獲得Ruby on Rails的專業知識。本指南專注於彌補PHP和Ruby之間的差距，幫助您培養Ruby思維，設置本地環境，掌握語法，精通腳本編寫，探索流行的Ruby框架，並了解庫和寶石。

本書從一位經驗豐富的PHP開發者的角度獨特地介紹了Ruby，他起初拒絕學習其他技術，但在跨越後再也沒有回頭。因此，本書以一種不依賴於特定語言的方法教學，幫助您在任何編程語言中都能感到自在，而無需從頭開始學習所有內容。這種方法將幫助您避免常見的錯誤，例如將Ruby寫成PHP，並增加您對整個編程生態系統的理解。

通過閱讀本書，您將對Ruby及其生態系統有扎實的理解，並了解它與PHP的比較，從而能夠使用Ruby on Rails構建強大且可擴展的應用程序。

學到的內容：
- 通過配置必要的工具和依賴項，建立強大的開發環境
- 瞭解MVC模型，並學習使用Ruby庫和框架的有效技巧
- 通過利用寶石，將身份驗證功能集成到Rails應用程序中
- 瞭解如何在Ruby on Rails應用程序中處理來自表單、URL和會話的數據
- 熟練使用函數和寶石來調試和排除故障Rails項目
- 創建一個簡單的Rails應用程序，運行並在生產模式下進行調試

本書適合對Ruby和Ruby on Rails新手的PHP開發者。無論您是一位經驗豐富的PHP開發者還是初學者，本書都將向您展示如何將現有的PHP知識轉移到Ruby上，並使用強大的Ruby on Rails框架構建Web應用程序。