I got an interview at a Rails shop a few years back, was given a 'take home' project, and found the print copy of this book at Borders. As I read the book I saw that I could get the full version online for free! Amazing.
I ended up getting the job, then I found out they used Rails 2 (not 3, which the book covered) so I had to forget a bunch of stuff for a year until we started doing Rails 3 apps. Also found out they didn't do tests so I 'wasted' a lot of time on those with the book. Rails was also a PITA to setup the first couple times, thank god for StackOverflow and Ubuntu Forums. Either way it was a great book.
I prefer dead trees and was glad to spend real money on the book. Borders, where I bought the book is closed now, so I at least hope the author(s) got a buck or two from it and it wasn't completely wasted.
I ended up getting the job, then I found out they used Rails 2 (not 3, which the book covered) so I had to forget a bunch of stuff for a year until we started doing Rails 3 apps. Also found out they didn't do tests so I 'wasted' a lot of time on those with the book. Rails was also a PITA to setup the first couple times, thank god for StackOverflow and Ubuntu Forums. Either way it was a great book.
I prefer dead trees and was glad to spend real money on the book. Borders, where I bought the book is closed now, so I at least hope the author(s) got a buck or two from it and it wasn't completely wasted.