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This short early adopter book details both how you´ll upgrade existing web applications from Rails 4.2 to 5 and how to create new applications in Rails 5. The headline features, Rails API and Action Cable are each looked at in detail, building small example projects to demonstrate how to build a JSON API and add real-time interactions in order to create a single-page application.
All the breaking changes are shown, along with how to fix your app to work with the new release. The improvements to ActiveRecord and the testing framework are fully detailed. After reading and using Rails 5 Revealed , you´ll be poised to move forward with building your apps with the latest major release of Ruby on Rails.


What You´ll Learn

Discover the new features in Rails 5 and how to upgrade your application from Rails 4.2

Gain knowledge about the changes to ActiveRecord

See the improvements to the Rails testing framework

Build API servers using Rails API

Create WebSocket applications using Action Cable

Who This Book Is For
Existing Rails developers who are looking to quickly get up to speed with the changes in the new Rails 5 framework.

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1. Overview 2. Breaking Changes and Upgrading from Rails 4.2 3. ActiveRecord 4. Test Framework Changes 5. Rails 5 API 6. JavaScript and Turbolinks 3 7. ActionCable

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Alan Bradburne is the co-founder of IncrediblInc Ltd. (IncrediblInc-dot-com), a London-based Ruby on Rails development company specializing in developing community sites for both end-users and enterprise clients. Alan has over 10 years of experience in the web and mobile development industries, and has worked for Motorola, Nextel and Sun Microsystems. Prior to founding IncrediblInc, he created Phlog.net, the world´s first dedicated mobile photo blogging community. He also developed the social networking site Cudlz.com. He lives in Berkshire, England with his wife.

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