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This list was published by Steve and last updated on Sep 11, 2007.

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Ruby and Rails Books, Sites & Blogs

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Essential reference books, web sites and blogs to read when building a site with Rails.

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Buy it on Amazon Programming Ruby, Second Edition
Buy it on Amazon Agile Web Development with Rails, Second Edition
Buy it on Amazon CSS: The Definitive Guide

It's not really Ruby or Rails, but if you want your site to work well and look good in modern browsers, CSS is a must.

Buy it on Amazon Designing with Web Standards, Second Edition

This book will explain why structured HTML and CSS is a better way to design a site, and while Rails isn't highlighted, Rails partial templates fit right in when you start to think of your page as made up of discrete parts that work together.

Rails Framework documentation Item includes a link
Prototype API documentation Item includes a link
Gecko Javascript Reference Item includes a link

Not just for Mozilla browsers, this reference covers how a JavaScript interpreter should behave and what features it should support.

Gecko DOM Reference Item includes a link

Also not just for Gecko-based browsers, this DOM reference applies to any standards-compliant browser and is essential for working with the DOM from JavaScript.

Riding Rails Item includes a link
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