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Anniversary of the Rails/Merb Merger: So How'd It Go?

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This sounds just great. I have used Rails for some time now but have always been reluctant to really get in there and take a look around because by the time I got to it, Rails was already a seemingly huge behemoth of a code base and I didn't think I could devote enough time towards getting my head around it. These kinds of changes to the organisation of the code make me feel like maybe I have a chance at delving into the now more discrete internals and in the process, becoming a more efficient user of the framework and perhaps one day, even give something back.

One nice immediate benefit of all of this is that ActionMailer gets all of the functionality of ActionController in a clean, intentional way. Everything from layouts and helpers to filters is using the identical code that ActionController uses, so ActionMailer can never again drift away from the functionality of ActionController (as ActionController itself evolves).

I particularly like the sound of this, bringing ActionMailer more into the fold as it were. I've had a number of occasions to need to use ActionMailer and it's not always been a pleasant experience.

Check out the Rails Way. It does a really good job of walking you through all of the parts of Rails.

Thanks I will. That one's been on my list for a while actually. I had not realised that it actually walks you through the internals though. Maybe this will be the impetus I need to finally get around to snaffling it.

It is really, really hefty. I have a copy from 2007, and it's 910 pages.

It's a great book for Rails 2. I'd wait for a Rails 3 revision though.

It's true, but does Rails 3 even have a target release day yet? It's still worthwhile to learn about Rails 2, since it's what's usable now.

I do anticipate getting a copy for Rails 3, for sure.

Its indeed a great book. It covers a lot depth which is unseen in other Rails books. But it hasn't kept up with the speed of Rails development. I really hope Obie revises the text and releases another version soon.

It's going good so far! Can't wait to see what the next year holds.

A release? ;)

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