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Ask HN: Best resources for learning RoR?
Hey guys, I've been building random stuff on the web mostly in PHP and I've decided I want to pick up Ruby soon and I want to get good with it.
Last night, I ordered "Agile Web Development With Rails" and "Programming Ruby" (the pickaxe book). I heard both were solid books and I'm sure they'll keep me busy.
Any other resources online that you guys found super-useful when you were starting off? What are some good open-source Ruby projects that I could contribute to? Interesting github repos to watch?
Any random tips/resources would be much appreciated, thanks.
- dutchrapley 16y agoFor Ruby, check out The Well Grounded Rubyist. David Black's writing style simply delivers. http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1933988657/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296242376&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Well-Grounded-Rubyist-David-Black/dp/1... While you await delivery of your books, also check out Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book. It's a solid introduction to Ruby. http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/html/index.html http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/html/index.html Download the Ruby Koans. All you need to do is run "ruby path_to_enlightenment.rb" from the command line. It'll tell you what line number in what file you need to change to complete each step. It's up to you to come up with the solution. There are 287 steps towards enlightenment. This is a great way to get "on hands" experience with and to learn a great deal about the Ruby langauge. http://rubykoans.com/ http://rubykoans.com/ Rails starter material http://railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book http://railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ http://guides.rubyonrails.org/
- sayemm 16y agoAwesome. Thanks a lot!