So this is a bit of a divergence from my normal blog type, so sorry to everyone, but I decided I needed to write an actual technical blog post, to be found by the googles. No bread making recipes here today.
I decided to learn Ruby on Rails over Memorial Day weekend last year. Now, we had some interruptions, what with the power going out, my house getting soaked, and the tornado repairs being set back, but even still I made some great progress. I thought I would document all the resources that I used to get going.
If you can program, but know nothing about Ruby (like me!), follow these steps, as this how I got up to speed.
Learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails:
I decided to learn Ruby on Rails over Memorial Day weekend last year. Now, we had some interruptions, what with the power going out, my house getting soaked, and the tornado repairs being set back, but even still I made some great progress. I thought I would document all the resources that I used to get going.
If you can program, but know nothing about Ruby (like me!), follow these steps, as this how I got up to speed.
Learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails:
- http://tryruby.org/ - A really easy tutorial to get you started with Ruby programming.
- http://railsforzombies.org/ - A great tutorial about Rails (web application framework), with short lectures, and assignments with instant feedback. And Zombies!
- http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html - Great step by step getting started guide to get your database and server running
Write an amazing Ruby Website:
- ActiveScaffold - My coworker Ryan suggested I look at ActiveScaffold as well.
- Getting Started info: http://www.ultrasaurus.com/sarahblog/2009/07/getting-started-with-activescaffold/
- IBM tutorial with activescaffold: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-activescaffold/
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