Hi Community. I am new to Ruby. I am interested in doing some programming as a ''hobby activity''. I did some ''C'', ''C++'', ''VB'' & ''Assembler'' in college & enjoyed it. I found making small programmes stimulating. All the programmes we made ran on local computers some with database connectivity, we did not look at programming for the web at all. I am very interested in web aplications & software as a service. I have played with the idea of looking closely at Java but then happened across Ruby on Rails. I have looked at some Ruby On Rails web applications & think they are neat. I''ve also had a look at Silverstripe & think they use ruby on rails & again, I like the look & feel of the websites that are created using Silverstripe. So, my question is, should I look closely at Ruby On Rails for programming as a hobby activity? Will the skills I learn be useful to me in? I''ve played with website design & web business ideas for a few years, never really investing much money, just toying with some ideas. I enjoy setting up websites & then watching where the traffic is coming from etc. I am excited by Web 2.0 and the growth of social networking. I see how useful Web 2.0 could be in developing business applications. Most of the business software I have used in the last 10 years or so was hopeless & barely worth the price paid & the cost of support. Ruby Apps seem sweet & friendly by comparisson. Friendly Advice & Guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks, Steve, Hamilton New Zealand. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
The answer is yes, you should invest in using ruby on rails as a hobby, and it would be useful for you. Julian. Learn Ruby on Rails! Check out the FREE VIDS (for a limited time) VIDEO #4 parts a and b now available! http://sensei.zenunit.com/ On 11/05/2008, at 10:19 AM, Young Ben wrote:> > Hi Community. I am new to Ruby. I am interested in doing some > programming as a ''hobby activity''. I did some ''C'', ''C++'', ''VB'' & > ''Assembler'' in college & enjoyed it. I found making small programmes > stimulating. All the programmes we made ran on local computers some > with database connectivity, we did not look at programming for the web > at all. I am very interested in web aplications & software as a > service. > I have played with the idea of looking closely at Java but then > happened across Ruby on Rails. I have looked at some Ruby On Rails web > applications & think they are neat. I''ve also had a look at > Silverstripe & think they use ruby on rails & again, I like the look & > feel of the websites that are created using Silverstripe. So, my > question is, should I look closely at Ruby On Rails for programming as > a hobby activity? Will the skills I learn be useful to me in? I''ve > played with website design & web business ideas for a few years, never > really investing much money, just toying with some ideas. I enjoy > setting up websites & then watching where the traffic is coming from > etc. I am excited by Web 2.0 and the growth of social networking. I > see how useful Web 2.0 could be in developing business applications. > Most of the business software I have used in the last 10 years or so > was hopeless & barely worth the price paid & the cost of support. Ruby > Apps seem sweet & friendly by comparisson. Friendly Advice & Guidance > would be much appreciated. Thanks, Steve, Hamilton New Zealand. > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 11 May 2008, at 01:19, Young Ben wrote:> > Hi Community. I am new to Ruby. I am interested in doing some > programming as a ''hobby activity''. I did some ''C'', ''C++'', ''VB'' & > ''Assembler'' in college & enjoyed it. I found making small programmes > stimulating. All the programmes we made ran on local computers some > with database connectivity, we did not look at programming for the web > at all. I am very interested in web aplications & software as a > service. > I have played with the idea of looking closely at Java but then > happened across Ruby on Rails. I have looked at some Ruby On Rails web > applications & think they are neat. I''ve also had a look atRails is a fun place to be, particularly as you spend a lot less time writing verbose boilerplate stuff. I would encourage you to get a solid grounding in ruby first though, rather than trying to grasp both ruby and rails at the same time. It will make a lot off stuff less suprising and easier to understand (ruby is a fun language in its own right). Fred> > Silverstripe & think they use ruby on rails & again, I like the look & > feel of the websites that are created using Silverstripe. So, my > question is, should I look closely at Ruby On Rails for programming as > a hobby activity? Will the skills I learn be useful to me in? I''ve > played with website design & web business ideas for a few years, never > really investing much money, just toying with some ideas. I enjoy > setting up websites & then watching where the traffic is coming from > etc. I am excited by Web 2.0 and the growth of social networking. I > see how useful Web 2.0 could be in developing business applications. > Most of the business software I have used in the last 10 years or so > was hopeless & barely worth the price paid & the cost of support. Ruby > Apps seem sweet & friendly by comparisson. Friendly Advice & Guidance > would be much appreciated. Thanks, Steve, Hamilton New Zealand. > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Frederick Cheung wrote:> On 11 May 2008, at 01:19, Young Ben wrote: > >> applications & think they are neat. I''ve also had a look at > Rails is a fun place to be, particularly as you spend a lot less time > writing verbose boilerplate stuff. I would encourage you to get a > solid grounding in ruby first though, rather than trying to grasp both > ruby and rails at the same time. It will make a lot off stuff less > suprising and easier to understand (ruby is a fun language in its own > right). > > FredI always suggest to read Why''s Poignant Guide to Ruby... got me interested, wacky ideas, acted out in ruby. http://poignantguide.net/ruby/ -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Thanks Matthew, Fred & Julian. I think I will start learning Ruby & see where it takes me. Hope to talk again soon. Steve. On May 12, 11:48 am, Matthew Rudy Jacobs <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- s.net> wrote:> Frederick Cheung wrote: > > On 11 May 2008, at 01:19, Young Ben wrote: > > >> applications & think they are neat. I''ve also had a look at > > Rails is a fun place to be, particularly as you spend a lot less time > > writing verbose boilerplate stuff. I would encourage you to get a > > solid grounding in ruby first though, rather than trying to grasp both > > ruby and rails at the same time. It will make a lot off stuff less > > suprising and easier to understand (ruby is a fun language in its own > > right). > > > Fred > > I always suggest to read Why''s Poignant Guide to Ruby... > got me interested, > wacky ideas, > acted out in ruby. > > http://poignantguide.net/ruby/ > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---