Show HN: Practicing Rails, a book about learning Rails without being overwhelmed (opens in new tab)

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I've been writing posts about Rails on http://www.justinweiss.com for a little over a year now, and I've heard from so many people that are excited about Rails, that have bought all kinds of videos and tutorials and courses and bootcamps, but just can't build their own projects.

So, I wrote a book to help. It's not so much a Rails tutorial as it is a guide to programming, project management, and motivation, using Rails as a medium.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have!

spdustin11y ago

I appreciate books and guides like this, but I've always though the countdown was scammy - I always see the countdown starting anew when I use another browser after the original countdown expired.

So I have to ask: is the promotion TRULY time limited?

justinweissOP11y ago

Yep! I was actually planning to drop the discount today (since it was originally a pre-order discount), but figured I'd extend it by a day or two for the release.

I know where you're coming from, though -- I've seen a bunch of scammy countdowns too, and those "only 17 copies left (of this book I can make infinite copies of)!" on other sites :-)

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justinweissOP11y ago

So, I wrote a book to help. It's not so much a Rails tutorial as it is a guide to programming, project management, and motivation, using Rails as a medium.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have!

spdustin11y ago

I appreciate books and guides like this, but I've always though the countdown was scammy - I always see the countdown starting anew when I use another browser after the original countdown expired.

So I have to ask: is the promotion TRULY time limited?

justinweissOP11y ago

Yep! I was actually planning to drop the discount today (since it was originally a pre-order discount), but figured I'd extend it by a day or two for the release.

I know where you're coming from, though -- I've seen a bunch of scammy countdowns too, and those "only 17 copies left (of this book I can make infinite copies of)!" on other sites :-)

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