• Coding

  • The Path to Ruby and ROR

I second that Rails for Zombie is amazing for a beginner's intro to the framework.
xterm wroteAvoid using an IDE
!!!!!
I have been telling you that for the past two years! Finally, you seem convinced :D
rahmu wrote!!!!!
I have been telling you that for the past two years! Finally, you seem convinced :D
Don't get your freak on so soon. I never said IDEs are not needed, I merely said that in this case, he shouldn't be using one.
A little bit off topic but I never understood why some people refuse the idea of an IDE. It's just a piece of software that integrates all the tools you use. For some it feels like rocket science.
tl;dr

Might have some news for RoR enthusiasts soon, so stay tuned.

If anyone is interested in learning Ruby and the Rails framework, i might be able to help.

Meanwhile, stay away from an IDE as xterm advised.
Nice posts xterm
AymanFarhat wroteSo do you advise me to discover that world? Is Ruby and ROR popular in the business world especially in Lebanon?(Though I doubt that it is more popular than .net and Java, yet...). As for developer salaries also, I heard they get paid high usually due to the shortage of Ruby developers, is that correct?
As for this point, unfortunately in Lebanon (mostly) it's about luck and NOT working for a Lebanese company. The situation in ME in general is that Java and .Net are more likely needed and asked for. The fact that Ruby devs usually get paid higher than other devs might be true but I think this applies in the US and not our region.
cnicolaou wroteMight have some news for RoR enthusiasts soon, so stay tuned.
Can't wait!
Another fundamental reason why I'm currently learning Rails and probably going to switch 100% for my projects is a little something called Heroku. You see, Heroku is changing the world of hosting just like Rails did. You don't have to worry about anything now, absolutely nothing. Push your changes and heroku will handle everything. Every single platform wants a heroku. PHPFog for PHP, AppHarbor for ASP.NET MVC, EPO.IO (or something) for python ... all are following the heroku path and it makes sense.
9 months later
I know this is an old post but was wondering if ali.koubeissi is still looking for resources to learn RoR and he ended up doing?