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Looks like now's a good time to mention that the Ruby on Rails Tutorial book has already been updated for Rails 5:

Sales actually just launched on Tuesday (announcement here: https://news.learnenough.com/rails-5-edition-of-rails-tutori...), and you can pick up your copy of the new 4th edition here:

http://railstutorial.org/code/launch

That link includes a 20% launch discount, which expires tonight at midnight PDT.

As with previous versions, the new edition focuses on the core principles of web development, so there isn't much Rails 5–specific material in the update, but I am planning standalone Learn Enough tutorials on things like Action Cable and Rails API (http://learnenough.com/).

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I know you've receive a gazillion of comments like this in the past but I'm going to do it anyway: THANK YOU. Your work on that book is what got me my first web dev job. I've grown a ton since and have you to thank for it. Thank you so much.

I learned Rails through this book, which kickstarted my way into tech. It's an excellent resource that not only teaches you Rails, but also developing software as a professional.

Thank you so much Michael.

Michael, I learned Rails from your tutorial and started implementing my SaaS app the day I hit chapter 14. That's how I went from corporate Java slave to location-independent entrepreneur. Your tutorial is that good, it's all I needed.

Thank you so much for keeping the tutorial alive!

That's awesome! Michael Hartl is such a great member of the community.

A lot of name dropping on hacker news goes over me head because I've only been in the community a few years. I feel like Michael Hartl will be the name I drop 15 years from now whenever I'm discussing Rails and the origin of "modern" web development.

I agree. Have you heard his interview[1] on Software Engineering Daily? He's a really interesting guy.

[1]http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2016/01/11/learning-rail...

I love Dr Hartl's pedagogy - it reminds me of the Feynman Lectures in terms of presentation of information. I worked through the book over the course of a few weeks, then wrote a rails project on contract from scratch quite comfortably.

I owe my career in large part to your work. Thank you.

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