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> It'll matter later on when you get the hang of some more intermediate to advanced concepts. Or when you want to install any gem with a C extension, like mysq
by cheald 13y ago
> It'll matter later on when you get the hang of some more intermediate to advanced concepts.
Or when you want to install any gem with a C extension, like mysql2 or nokogiri, which many tutorials will steer you towards in the first 30 seconds.
- vinceguidry 13y agoYes, Ruby is unbearably painful to use on Windows for this reason. Your dev environment will be brittle and you'll have to spend lots of time dealing with platform issues, which you won't find easy help for.