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Biography
Pete Keen has been a professional software developer and author since 2007. In that time he's worked the gamut, from Perl CGI to bespoke C++ binary databases to Javascript, HTML, and everything in between. Pete is the author of Mastering Modern Payments: Using Stripe with Rails, a concise guide to integrating Stripe payments with Ruby on Rails applications. He currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his wife Emily and their adopted cat Wings.
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Mastering Modern Payments
Short Synopsis
Mastering Modern Payments: Using Stripe with Rails is a concise guide packed with helpful tips and juicy best practices for integrating Stripe into your Rails application.
Full Synopsis
Mastering Modern Payments: Using Stripe with Rails is a concise guide for integrating Stripe into your Rails Application. It covers:
- Why a simple 10-minute integration isn't enough
- Dealing with security including PCI-DSS
- How and why to use
stripe.js
andcheckout.js
- How to build custom payment forms
- How to set up Rails to keep an audit trail for you automatically
- How to handle subscription billing
- How to create marketplaces with Stripe Connect and Stripe Payouts
- How and why you should process payments using a background worker
- How to email your customers effectively
- How to test your Stripe integration
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Simplest Stripe Integration
- Security and PCI Compliance
- Custom Payment Forms
- State and History
- Handling Webhooks
- Processing Payments with Background Workers
- Subscriptions
- Marketplaces
- Additional Resources
Buzz and Praise for Mastering Modern Payments
I'm fairly new to Rails and setting up billing had me flustered for weeks. I was stuck, spinning my wheels, not knowing what was the best route to take. Pete's book is a guiding light of common sense and practical application. Now I can setup billing with confidence, and more importantly, ship my product.
Joel Hooks - egghead.io
Mastering Modern Payments is a fantastic resource for integrating Stripe billing with your Rails app. Pete does a great job of pulling together existing resources and blending them with his own experience to provide a clear, valuable guide for billing with Stripe.
Matt Vanderpol - founder QAtab
Books which I wish there was a time machine for: Integrating @stripe and Rails: http://t.co/T1NN4rIjb2
— Patrick McKenzie (@patio11) August 15, 2013
Highly recommend Mastering Modern Payments. It's going to save at least $3000+ http://t.co/jXbUm1OpMJ
— Gavin Miller (@gavingmiller) August 22, 2013
Want to integrate Rails and Stripe? This is a really great guide for the task - http://t.co/zgxqzp5BCN #in
— Rob Bazinet (@rbazinet) August 15, 2013
Contact Information
- Email: pete@petekeen.net
- Github: peterkeen
- Phone: (503) 766-5711