How often is the beta being updated? posted by Stephen Anderson @ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:01:11 -0000

Stephen Anderson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:01:11 -0000

Dustin,

In other posts Sam took grief for releasing too early and without support for Rails 2 in many chapters. Going to ground, and coming up with all chapters supporting Rails 2 is a logical response to those concerns. But not to yours.

This is a great illustration of how you can’t please everyone all the time.

For my part, I’m very excited that the tutorial should now cover Rails 2. That’s HUGE for the Rails class I’ll be teaching soon.

-Steve

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Dustin Tigner @ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:17:24 -0000

Dustin Tigner — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:17:24 -0000

My gerbil just finished my new and very much improved beta book. I’m very excited to finish my getting started application, and I’m ready to deploy my first application, so your security and deployment sections will be very helpful. It’s great news that there will be another version of Ruby on Rails coming out so soon and that you’ll be covering the changes.

I apologize for coming off as impatient before. I bought the beta book under the preconceived notion that another version would be released within a few weeks. It’s likely I wouldn’t have purchased yet another Ruby on Rails book if this wasn’t the case, since I have several others. Thus, when I finished the updated content I was excited about continuing and was not able to. Reading this thread and the many others who were upset only made it more reasonable, in my mind, to post what I did.

From your point of view, there was still a lot of work to be done and the previous date mentioning the availability was likely a mistake. From my point of view, it was like buying a book and having the store not ship it for a month and a half. I understand that you are human and appreciate the hard work that has gone into this new update. I’m very much excited to read the new sections. :) With that in mind, please see our side too – we are not whiners, just slightly agitated for the prolonged wait.

Thanks for the update!

~Dustin Tigner

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Chris Taylor @ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:24:05 -0000

Chris Taylor — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:24:05 -0000

Excellent. Thanks for your all your hard work.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Sam Ruby @ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:10:27 -0000

Sam Ruby — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:10:27 -0000

The updated beta is now available. Rumor has it that Rails 2.2 will be released in early September at RailsConf. I plan to have make a beta release of the book as close as humanly possible to the release of the product with whatever updates are necessary.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by David John Porter @ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:14:32 -0000

David John Porter — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:14:32 -0000

Thanks Sam – Great news! Looking forward to it…
Dave Porter

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Sam Ruby @ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:18:33 -0000

Sam Ruby — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:18:33 -0000

The next beta will be early next week, and all of the remaining chapters, save one, will have been updated to work with Rails 2.1. The one chapter that will not have been updated is chapter 25 – Web Services. This chapter is likely to get cut and/or replaced.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Stephen B @ Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:39:22 -0000

Stephen B — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:39:22 -0000

Jeez, what a bunch of whiners. The book is technically not even released yet. You are paying for the full version which will come. All this with the Beta version now is just a bonus.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Dave Thomas @ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:57:54 -0000

Dave Thomas — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:57:54 -0000

Dustin:

Authors are human. Sometimes life intervenes. The next release will be out just as soon as we can get it ready.

-Dave

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Dustin Tigner @ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:14 -0000

Dustin Tigner — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:14 -0000

I bought this book in beta because of what Sam said: “every three weeks +/- a week or so.” If you don’t mean it, don’t say it. The last revision happened almost two months ago. Please update us on what the hold up is. Thanks!

~Dustin Tigner

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Felipe Andrés Cerda Barra @ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:02:52 -0000

Felipe Andrés Cerda Barra — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:02:52 -0000

Any news about this?
I’m thinking on buying this book but i wouldn’t like to wait such a long time for next releases.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by James West @ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:27:22 -0000

James West — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:27:22 -0000

Thank you Sam

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Sam Ruby @ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:31:51 -0000

Sam Ruby — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:31:51 -0000

Just a note that I’m still here and listening. I apologize for the delay and am actively working on an update. More when I have concrete news to report.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by David Jacobs @ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:24:11 -0000

David Jacobs — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:24:11 -0000

Such a huge lag time is unacceptable.

How often is the beta being updated? posted by David John Porter @ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:23:14 -0000

David John Porter — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:23:14 -0000

Hi James,

Last release was June 4th

I’m sure it will be ready when it is ready….

cheers, Dave Porter

How often is the beta being updated? posted by James West @ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:18 -0000

James West — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:18 -0000

Sam! Are you there? It’s been nearly 2 months since the last release or have I missed something?

How often is the beta being updated? posted by James West @ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:29:24 -0000

James West — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:29:24 -0000

Anybody?

It’s been a while since the last version.

If anyone has any idea how long it will be for the next version of the book I would love to know

How often is the beta being updated? posted by James West @ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:40:21 -0000

James West — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:40:21 -0000

Are we due a new version?

I am about to start a new run through the book but would rather wait until the next version of the book before doing so if it’s only a couple of days away

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Sam Ruby @ Wed, 21 May 2008 16:37:46 -0000

Sam Ruby — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:37:46 -0000

every three weeks +/- a week or so

you will receive an email when a new beta is ready

How often is the beta being updated? posted by Mr Dale Cunningham @ Wed, 21 May 2008 15:32:49 -0000

Mr Dale Cunningham — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:32:49 -0000

I just bought v3.0 beta and I’m just wondering how often its worth checking back for new iterations to download?

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