Test Driving a Rails API - Part One

Part 1: Setup the Environment and Create a Rails Application

Intro to REST APIs

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an API-only application with Ruby on Rails. While Rails is often used to create monolith web applications that serve server-rendered HTML pages, its versatility and rich feature set make it a great choice for building API applications.

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