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Fernandez, Obie.
The rails 3 way / Obie Fernandez.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: The Rails way / Obie Fernandez. 2008.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-321-60166-1 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Ruby on rails (Electronic resource) 2. Object-oriented programming (Computer science)
3. Ruby (Computer program language) 4. Web site development. 5. Application
software–Development. I. Fernandez, Obie. Rails way. II. Title.
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