Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects

Description

Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects is a guide to joining the burgeoning world of open web applications. It argues that opening up your application can provide significant benefits and involves you in the entire process-from setting up your application, to creating clients for it, to handling success and all its attendant problems.

* This book is the essential resource for anyone who wants to make their web application a full participant in the new Internet.
* This book is intended for intermediate-to-advanced Rails developers-people who use Rails regularly for sites and applications more complicated than the prototypical roll-your-own blog.
* In particular, it's targeted at Rails developers who want to be good Web 2.0 citizens-sharing the functionality of their app with other sites to the betterment of everyone.
* Application projects include iPhone, Facebook, and REST for the enterprise. What you'll learn
* Develop REST web services in Rails 2 Framework.
* Build from the server-side perspective and integrate with PHP.
* Build from the client side using a JavaScript widget.
* Develop RESTful application on Rails for the Apple iPhone.
* Create a Facebook application using REST on Rails.
* Examine REST on Rails for the Enterprise. Who this book is for

This book is intended for intermediate-to-advanced Rails developers-people who use Rails regularly for sites and applications more complicated than the prototypical roll-your-own blog.

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Why REST

Chapter 2: REST In Rails

Chapter 3: Developing A Server

Chapter 4: Your First Clients: JavaScript And JSON

Chapter 5: See You On The Server Side: PHP

Chapter 6: An Apple A Day: The iPhone

Chapter 7: With A Little Help From Your Friends: Facebook

Chapter 8: Dealing With Success

Chapter 9: REST In The Enterprise

Index