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I’m considering learning rails for a new project. Also coming from a .NET background. Any good resources you can recommend?

jeremy_k 7y ago
This is the defacto learning guide https://www.railstutorial.org/ https://www.railstutorial.org/, although not currently updated for Rails 6. Oh I totally missed his reply in this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20718729 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20718729 (currently at the top)
bdcravens 7y ago
I also recommend the Rails Tutorial; it covers a lot in a short amount of time.
thrownaway954 7y ago
YouTube is your friend: GoRails (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQmhQxCvLHRr3Beku77tww https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQmhQxCvLHRr3Beku77tww) Drifting Ruby (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJaNyXCQw0mghY0hA1wA9w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJaNyXCQw0mghY0hA1wA9w) Railscasts Reloaded (https://www.youtube.com/user/RailscastsReloaded https://www.youtube.com/user/RailscastsReloaded)
- Corrado 7y ago
  OMG! Railscasts got me through so much in the early days. I didn't realize that they were on YouTube. Nice!
groundCode 7y ago
I switched from .NET to rails. agree with the other comments about rails tutorial. It is excellent but don’t forget the rails guides (guides.rubyonrails.org). If you already understand MVC (for example if you’ve worked with .NET’s MVC offering) reading rails guides will serve you very well.
speedplane 7y ago
> I’m considering learning rails for a new project. Also coming from a .NET background. Any good resources you can recommend? Yes, learn anything else other than Rails or Ruby. It was never good, just well promoted. I haven't checked on it recently, and I'm sure there are improvements, but there are so many better options today (e.g., .NET, Python, Node), it's hard to see a good reason to take up Ruby or Rails.
- imafish 7y ago
  I think I have a good enough reason. I’d like to pursue a remote job as a backend engineer. Most interesting job listings are for rails or go. I’m not particularly fond of go, so I’m trying out rails. Who knows - maybe I’ll hate it.

jeremy_k 7y ago

This is the defacto learning guide https://www.railstutorial.org/ https://www.railstutorial.org/, although not currently updated for Rails 6. Oh I totally missed his reply in this thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20718729 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20718729 (currently at the top)

bdcravens 7y ago

I also recommend the Rails Tutorial; it covers a lot in a short amount of time.

thrownaway954 7y ago

YouTube is your friend: GoRails (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQmhQxCvLHRr3Beku77tww https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQmhQxCvLHRr3Beku77tww) Drifting Ruby (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJaNyXCQw0mghY0hA1wA9w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJaNyXCQw0mghY0hA1wA9w) Railscasts Reloaded (https://www.youtube.com/user/RailscastsReloaded https://www.youtube.com/user/RailscastsReloaded)

Corrado 7y ago
OMG! Railscasts got me through so much in the early days. I didn't realize that they were on YouTube. Nice!

groundCode 7y ago

I switched from .NET to rails. agree with the other comments about rails tutorial. It is excellent but don’t forget the rails guides (guides.rubyonrails.org). If you already understand MVC (for example if you’ve worked with .NET’s MVC offering) reading rails guides will serve you very well.

speedplane 7y ago

> I’m considering learning rails for a new project. Also coming from a .NET background. Any good resources you can recommend? Yes, learn anything else other than Rails or Ruby. It was never good, just well promoted. I haven't checked on it recently, and I'm sure there are improvements, but there are so many better options today (e.g., .NET, Python, Node), it's hard to see a good reason to take up Ruby or Rails.

imafish 7y ago
I think I have a good enough reason. I’d like to pursue a remote job as a backend engineer. Most interesting job listings are for rails or go. I’m not particularly fond of go, so I’m trying out rails. Who knows - maybe I’ll hate it.