- I'm not aware of any similar websites, but then, I'm not their target demographic, so I probably wouldn't. - Keep at it with the programming, it'll click eve

- I'm not aware of any similar websites, but then, I'm not their target demographic, so I probably wouldn't. - Keep at it with the programming, it'll click eventually. Start simple and give yourself lots of little goals. I'm a Python fan, but I'd suggest sticking with Ruby+Rails: Ruby's a good choice for your task, and learning both won't help you accomplish it as much as learning one well. - Help people help you - People are less likely to read walls of text, especially if most of the information is extraneous: try to be concise. - Don't dissuade people from helping you - You're more likely to be taken seriously, especially on HN, if you use proper capitalization, punctuation, etc., and avoid non-standard abbreviations.