Just curious, how far along is the Beta?

I purchased the 2nd edition a while back. I am only now getting back into Rails development, and would like to use a resource to guide me through the depot section of the book, with the changes of 2.1.

So my question is how far is the beta done? How many chapters have been covered? Half the book, less then half, more then half? Is it worth getting now and working through it?

Or is he just doing updates all over the book instead of chronically from beginning to end?

Thanks!

Every chapter in the current beta (1.5) works with Rails 2.1, with the exception of Chapter 25, Web Services on Rails—that chapter likely to be dropped in favor of ActiveResource. Not all of the new features in Rails 2 (e.g. ActiveResource) are covered.

i didn’t want to start a new topic, so i’ll append this here: will this book cover 2.2?

yes – the current beta already has a preview of i18n

Can’t wait :-)

Just wondering, do you have a date of when you will have the book ready?

@Rafal, on the title page, it says they plan to release it Dec 2008. The beta book is available now as a PDF.

Is there a specific release date for this book?

I would definitely like to have 2.2 covered. It’s so difficult to be updated on rails otherwise.