Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects Bringing Ruby on Rails to Java

Discover how JRuby on Rails can be used to create web applications faster and more efficiently while still taking advantage of the vast power of the Java platform.

Ruby on Rails is proving itself to be one of the most efficient and powerful agile web development application frameworks available and has had a profound influence on the Java community. The JRuby project offers Java developers the best of two worlds: the flexibility of Ruby on Rails coupled with the enterprise-level power and maturity of the Java platform.

JRuby core developer Ola Bini covers everything you need to know to take full advantage of what JRuby has to offer, including:

• Full coverage on how to use JRuby to create web applications faster and more efficiently, while continuing to take advantage of the vast power of the Java platform
• Several real-world projects that illustrate the crucial specifics you need to know about the interaction of Java and Ruby
• Helpful, practical instruction and discussion on how web applications can be deployed using a variety of popular servers such as Apache and Mongrel

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Introduction to Rails
4. Store Administration
5. A Database-Driven Shop
6. Java Integration
7. A Rails CMS
8. Content Rendering
9. A JRuby Enterprise Bean
10. An EJB-Backed Rails Application
11. Deployment
12. Web Services with JRuby
13. JRuby and Message-Oriented Systems
14. The LibLib Rails Application
15. Coda: Next Steps