It feels kind of awkward to buy a book w/ PDF with free updates, and then see that it’s been dropped in favor of a full second edition, but the second edition is rewritten using new features like RJS templates and migrations. I’m nearly through the depot2 application and it’s much more natural to me this time around even though I haven’t coded anything since depot1.

I finally coughed up the dough to download the beta edition of this book. The first edition helped me a lot in learning Rails. Since this second edition covers most everything new in Rails 1.1, and since I plan on using Rails for at least one paid project, I had to get it.

I like getting the chance to preview a work in progress and being eligible for all updates right up through the final published edition. In fact, barely an hour or two after I ordered and downloaded it, an e-mail came through announcing the newest update!