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Depends: * Do you like to be able to build things fast? * Do you prefer not having to reinvent the wheel? * Do you care if it's not the new hotness? If you
by joshmn 8y ago
Depends:
* Do you like to be able to build things fast?
* Do you prefer not having to reinvent the wheel?
* Do you care if it's not the new hotness?
If you answered no to any of those, run away! Rails is mature-ish. It's boring now. Its ecosystem is stable. Your sanity won't be tested.
Reads...
* Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial is probably the book you'll want to read to get a simple grasp on Rails (it can be overwhelming).
* 99 Bootles, POODR (Sandi Metz)
* some RSpec book
* Finish it off with https://rebuilding-rails.com/ https://rebuilding-rails.com/
- GavinMcG 8y agoYour third question should be inverted: if you do care that it's not the new hotness, run away. I think you meant something like "Is it okay that it's not the new hotness?"
- bizkitgto 8y agoThanks for the recommendations!
- adetrest 8y agoIs "rebuilding rails" still relevant? The website has a 2010-ish design vibe and it seems to talk about rails 3 being cutting age while we're now at rails 5. One image has (c) 2012. Didnt know about the book, so I'm interested, but I can't tell if it's worth buying because of the above.
- joshmn 8y agoIt's very much still relevant. It won't give you very low-level details but it'll explain a lot of the metaprogramming (others call it magic) that Rails has.