ScottyMar11 wrote in post #968437:> I am new to Ruby on Rails. To tell you the truth I dont know much
> about it at all. I have been trying to read about it but I figured why
> dont I ask the experts directly!
Well, it''s usually best to ask only after having done research on your
own. That makes the best use of everyone''s time and puts you in a
better position to understand the answers you get.
> So I am reaching out to people that
> actually develop using Ruby to help me out. I know Ruby is becoming an
> extremely high demanding skill set. And as far as people with expert
> knowledge they seem to be far and few between.
There are lots of Ruby experts here. (And BTW, the correct phrase is
"few and far between": few of them, and a long distance between them.
:)
)
>
> So i guess my questions are pretty basic, but why exactly are
> companies and developers starting to use Ruby on Rails? Why is it
> better than the preceding technology? What makes it valuable to
> someone if they have a Ruby skill set? Why are jobs for Ruby
> developers popping up all over the job boards? How does Ruby actually
> work? What makes a good Ruby developer, should they have knowledge of
> other specific technologies that would make them a better Ruby
> developer? And of course I would love to hear about anything else you
> think would help me in any way.
That''s a huge number of questions to expect the community to answer
right off the bat. Go build a simple application with Rails and you''ll
probably find out the answers to most of these
>
> Thank you to everyone contributing! I appreciate the help!
Best,
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