The book explains, via real-life scenarios, how to build an online store using Ruby on Rails, from product catalog, to reliable shopping cart system, to features like customer feedback forums. An essential reference on a popular new open-source package.

Ruby on Rails is the hottest new open source web technology around. It offers developers the opportunity to create fully-featured web applications in double-quick time. Rails and e-commerce are a match made in heaven and Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce is the first book to directly target this market.

This book explains to readers, via real-life scenarios, how to use Rails to create every aspect of an online store from the basic steps to creating a product catalog, to building a reliable shopping cart system, all the way to adding cool features and function like customer feedback forums. The book goes beyond Ruby development to guide the reader to a smooth interface with vital third-party software applications, like online payment systems. This combination of high sophistication and broad focus makes this an essential working reference the book all developers are calling for.

This book is a natural successor to the best-selling Pragmatic Programmer title Agile Web Development with Rails (097669400X), as that book only touches on the topic If any web developer is considering building an e-commerce application, there's absolutely no doubt that Ruby on Rails will be at the top of their list of technologies, and Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce is the only title that fulfills this need Also covers other relevant and hot technologies, such as using AJAX for shopping cart systems, or interfacing with popular payment systems

Autorentext
Jarkko Laine is the owner and chief executive officer of O'Design, a Rails-based web design shop. He has been using Ruby on Rails since 2004 and has contributed patches to the core developer team, as well as contributing to several Rails plug-ins. He has provided Rails consultancy for a number of high-profile organizations, including a major mobile phone manufacturer, Starnet Systems, and Reforge Oy. He has also taught Rails at the university level and delivers lectures about Rails around the world. He lives in Tampere, Finland, with his girlfriend Maria and a growing list of pending household chores. For more information about the book, please visit www.railsecommerce.com.

Klappentext

Ruby on Rails offers developers the opportunity to create fully-featured web applications in double-quick time. Rails and e-commerce are a match made in heaven and Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce is the first book to directly target this market. The book explains, via real-life scenarios, how to use Rails to create every aspect of an online store - from creating a product catalog, to building a reliable shopping cart system, all the way to features and functions like customer feedback forums. This combination of high sophistication and broad focus makes this an essential working reference - the book all developers are calling for.

Inhalt
Project Setup and Proof of Concept.- Author Management.- Book Inventory Management.- Book Catalog Browsing.- Shopping Cart Implementation.- Forum Implementation.- Tagging Support.- Security.- Checkout and Order Processing.- Multiple Language Support.- Acceptance Testing.- Application Deployment.- Performance Optimization.