Pathfinder’s Noel Rappin Publishes "Rails Test Prescriptions: Keeping Your Application Healthy" e-Book
Pathfinder Development's Noel Rappin, author of “Professional Ruby on Rails," has published "Rails Test Prescriptions: Keeping your application healthy," a comprehensive guide to testing Rails applications, covering both the mechanics of writing tests and the stylistic guidelines for making those tests accurate and useful. The e-book is updated regularly to keep up with the latest Rails developments. Visit www.pathf.com/about-us/news-and-events/ for information.
Chicago, IL, March 29, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Pathfinder Development, a leading user experience design and software development firm, is pleased to announce that Noel Rappin, Pathfinder’s Vice President of Rails Development, has released a new e-book entitled "Rails Test Prescriptions", along with an accompanying website and blog. The focus of the multimedia publication is helping Rails developers improve their testing practices and build better applications
Rappin's previous book, "Professional Ruby on Rails," taught developers how to take their beginner Rails knowledge and expand it, enabling them to create solid, professional, spectacular web applications. "Rails Test Prescriptions" aims to cure the ills of the common Rails application by giving developers comprehensive strategies and tools for testing. "Support for testing is what sets Rails apart from other frameworks," says Rappin. "By using tests to validate code during the development process, programmers can produce code that is cleaner, works better, and is easier to alter in the long term." The book also provides insight into using the latest testing tools, such as Cucumber. For Rails programmers who are new to testing, Rappin offers the tutorial "Getting Started with Rails Testing" as a free download from the RailsPresriptions.com site.
One exciting feature of the e-book is the ability to keep the information current. "So much of the information in printed books becomes obsolete six months after the book is published. Using the format of the e-book allows for updates on a regular basis to keep pace with the changing world of Rails programming," says Rappin. Updates will be published every two to four weeks, and the accompanying blog fills in between updates. Updates are announced on the blog and on Rappin's Twitter feed, @noelrap.
In addition to his Rails publications, Noel Rappin has co-authored the books "Jython Essentials", with Samuele Padroni and "wxPython in Action" with Robin Dunn. Rappin builds Rails applications for a variety of Pathfinder clients and is a regular contributor to Pathfinder's Agile Ajax blog.
About Pathfinder Development
Pathfinder is a consulting firm specializing in software development and user experience design. Pathfinder delivers software applications that are easy to use, providing clients with the technology to enable business breakthroughs and competitive advantage. Pathfinder’s clients range from early stage start-ups to Fortune 5 companies across a wide array of industries, including energy, healthcare, insurance, financial services, media and publishing. For more information, visit http://www.pathf.com or call 312-372-1058 x6006.
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Rappin's previous book, "Professional Ruby on Rails," taught developers how to take their beginner Rails knowledge and expand it, enabling them to create solid, professional, spectacular web applications. "Rails Test Prescriptions" aims to cure the ills of the common Rails application by giving developers comprehensive strategies and tools for testing. "Support for testing is what sets Rails apart from other frameworks," says Rappin. "By using tests to validate code during the development process, programmers can produce code that is cleaner, works better, and is easier to alter in the long term." The book also provides insight into using the latest testing tools, such as Cucumber. For Rails programmers who are new to testing, Rappin offers the tutorial "Getting Started with Rails Testing" as a free download from the RailsPresriptions.com site.
One exciting feature of the e-book is the ability to keep the information current. "So much of the information in printed books becomes obsolete six months after the book is published. Using the format of the e-book allows for updates on a regular basis to keep pace with the changing world of Rails programming," says Rappin. Updates will be published every two to four weeks, and the accompanying blog fills in between updates. Updates are announced on the blog and on Rappin's Twitter feed, @noelrap.
In addition to his Rails publications, Noel Rappin has co-authored the books "Jython Essentials", with Samuele Padroni and "wxPython in Action" with Robin Dunn. Rappin builds Rails applications for a variety of Pathfinder clients and is a regular contributor to Pathfinder's Agile Ajax blog.
About Pathfinder Development
Pathfinder is a consulting firm specializing in software development and user experience design. Pathfinder delivers software applications that are easy to use, providing clients with the technology to enable business breakthroughs and competitive advantage. Pathfinder’s clients range from early stage start-ups to Fortune 5 companies across a wide array of industries, including energy, healthcare, insurance, financial services, media and publishing. For more information, visit http://www.pathf.com or call 312-372-1058 x6006.
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