From: Wilson Bilkovich <wilsonb@...>
Date: 2005-12-21T14:13:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails DB convention info is a big fat secret??

On 12/20/05, Dave Howell <groups@grandfenwick.net> wrote:
> So why is the complete description a Rails-conformant database a giant
> secret? I've Googled all over the web trying to find what, logically,
> ought to be right up front in big bold type on the rubyonrails.org home
> page: how to name/design a database so Rails "gets it."

In general you'll have better luck on the Rails mailing list, but..
Check out the readme:
http://api.rubyonrails.com/files/vendor/rails/activerecord/README.html
..and the API docs:
http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html
..and the list of 'magic names'
http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/MagicFieldNames

Also, most people are just buying the book. It's quite nice, and
available in PDF form:
http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails/index.html