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Thanks! I actually made a VM using Vagrant when scoping out the 3rd edition, but getting everything to work cross-platform was almost as much trouble as just i

by mhartl 12y ago

Thanks! I actually made a VM using Vagrant when scoping out the 3rd edition, but getting everything to work cross-platform was almost as much trouble as just installing things natively. That's why I ended up going with the cloud IDE. By the way, I recommend reading the Rails Tutorial before Agile Web Development with Rails, which makes a good follow-on (as indicated at https://www.railstutorial.org/book/following_users#sec-guide_to_further_resources https://www.railstutorial.org/book/following_users#sec-guide...). But of course go with whatever works best for you.

shostack 12y ago
I hear you on getting everything to work...I still can't get Chef to install the proper version of Ruby with RVM or install the gems I want. Finally I gave up on the version issue and just did it myself, and then rely on gemfiles for the gems. Can you elaborate on why specifically you recommend your tutorial first? Are there certain foundational topics you feel are left out of Agile Web Development with Rails that are important for a novice to understand?
- mhartl 12y ago
  I feel like Agile assumes you basically know web development. It has lots of great material, but it's not structured to build up from zero, so I think the Rails Tutorial is probably a better place to start for most people.