Recently, the core team at Ruby on Rails released the much-anticipated Rails 3.0 beta and sparked renewed interest in the already popular framework.
The new Rails 3.0 beta release represents the first significant change to the Ruby on Rails framework since it merged with the Merb project in December 2008 and added Merb Lead Developer Yehuda Katz, of Engine Yard (a Rails hosting company), to the Rails core team.
Rails 3.0 reportedly takes a more modular approach to the framework; improves security by programmatically escaping user submitted content; has made it easier to work with the popular jQuery JavaScript Library; has an increased emphasis on RESTful declarations; and, in the words of David Heinemeier Hansson, is all "ponies and rainbows."
If you were ever going to learn Rails now could be the time. To that end, I've listed ten RoR resources to help you start your path toward Rails programming fame.
Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional
Why's (Poignant Guide to Ruby)
Rails Guides
Railscasts
Agile Web Development with Rails
The Path to Rails 3: Greenfielding New Apps with the Rails 3 Beta
Rails 3 Upgrade Screencast
Rails Recipes
What to Expect in Rails 3.0 Webcast Archieve
Rails 3.0: Release Notes
