Review: Integrating the PayPal API with Ruby on Rails

My sensei Ben Curtis has published another guide, Integrating the PayPal API with Ruby on Rails. It’s available online at http://agilewebdevelopment.com/guides/rails-paypal-api-integration for $12.

It’s a fact that a book shouldn’t be judged by its cover. I’m also adding that a book shouldn’t also be judged by the number of pages. I may be somewhat biased, but this 5-page “guide” contains straight to the point instruction on using PayPal API to create the e-commerce feature in your app. It’s a step-by-step guide with the “real world” information. By the way, it also contains a sample application code that illustrates all points, but I’m not counting that.

Just a few caveats though. This guide assumes that you have a reasonable working knowledge of Ruby on Rails. It also assumes that you have the ability to get the necessary details on plugins (perhaps http://agilewebdevelopment.com). However, it’s not so advanced that someone with adequate intelligence can’t figure it out.

I highly recommend this guide along with Ben’s other book, Money Train. I know some of you will bitch and moan about the price tag, but the information you get is worth whole lot more than the price tag. The amount of time you’ll save alone will pay for this guide and whole lot more.

Now that I know how to use PayPal to sell something, I just have to come with something to sell. Any ideas?

August 29, 2007 | Filed Under Review

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Video => Confreaks: Ruby Hoedown 2007

Confreaks has captured the presentations at Ruby Hoedown.  It’s truly amazing how they put the presentation and the presenter in same video.  I’m so happy that these videos are available now that it’s almost impossible for me to travel these days.

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August 24, 2007 | Filed Under Video

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Interesting Way to Recruit

This is what happens when you think out of the box. By the way, don’t put yourself in a box.

August 2, 2007 | Filed Under Video

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