Re: Newbie Question - .RHTML files

Mike Riley
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:05:53 -0000

Jonathan Goodapsture wrote:
> WEll answer me this then...
>
> Should I learn ruby first and then rails?
>
> What would be a good resource to srart first with?
>
> And then can you list a few more resources to go from that in order of
> importance please.

Jonathan,

     I''d recommend the book "Beginning Ruby on Rails" by Wrox
to start.
I bought and read the book.  It is very good for starting out with Ruby
on Rails.  It first teaches you Ruby the programming language and then
introduces you to the Rails framework.  I think the book is good for
learning both parts.  The book is helpful from the standpoint that it
shows you the code, then explains it afterwards.  Another book that I
got which is very good is "Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce."  This
is
not a beginner book.  What I mean is that it is a book that helps you
begin a e-commerce site using Ruby on Rails.  It is not easy at all if
you don''t have some experience with Ruby on Rails.  I learned this
after
getting the book and then going back and buying the Beginning Ruby on
Rails book.  The E-commerce book is good from the standpoint that it
helps you build an entire site so you get an idea of what it takes.  It
is not as explanatory as I''d like though.  Hope this helps.

Mike