Hi, I have been practicing Ruby and I thing I now know at least the basic syntax of the language and I would like to start practicing more and since I usually create websites as a hobby I was wondering if I could use ROR to practice my Ruby skills. I know what RoR is (I think), it’s a Ruby frame work where you can create web applications. I usually create static websites for sites that won’t be updated regularly and WordPress for sites where the owner wants more control over the content and I was wondering if RoR would somehow replace the need for WordPress by creating a small user interface where they can login and update pages or even generate new ones. 1- Is it common in the RoR world to create a small CMS to replace the need of WordPress or Joomla? 2- How difficult would it be to create a SIMPLE CMS where you can login and modified content? 3- Why would you learn RoR if you are not planning on making sophisticated or complex apps? 4- What would be the most common use of RoR? Sorry if my questions don’t make too much sense! -- 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@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.
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:16, Fily Salas <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> 1- Is it common in the RoR world to create a small CMS to replace the > need of WordPress or Joomla?If what you need is indeed a CMS, then it''s common to just use one off the shelf, rather than waste time reinventing the wheel. I''m not really that familiar with them, but the only RoR one that springs to mind is Radiant. However, RoR is aimed at a somewhat different space. It''s mainly for database-backed web sites that are too complex to shoehorn into a CMS.> 2- How difficult would it be to create a SIMPLE CMS where you can login > and modified content?Very easy. That''s just a couple notches above a blogging system -- which is one of the standard tutorials.> 3- Why would you learn RoR if you are not planning on making > sophisticated or complex apps?Hmmm. Maybe because you''re going to make *a lot* of simple apps? RoR is very good for getting something started quickly.> 4- What would be the most common use of RoR?Any kind of database-backed web site. Anything from Twitter (whose *back* end is now on Scala, but IIUC is still using RoR on the front end), to trivial "CRUD" apps (Create, Read, Update, and Delete some kind of record), to very complicated things with dozens of database tables. For instance, I just whipped up The Decider (http://thedecider.herokuapp.com), a simple decision support tool that uses only six database tables. (Don''t judge by its looks, I haven''t even started polishing the UI, just got the functionality out there.) RoR made it very easy to create them, including the relationships between them. See http://rubyonrails.org/applications -Dave -- LOOKING FOR WORK! What: Ruby (on/off Rails), Python, other modern languages. Where: Northern Virginia, Washington DC (near Orange Line), and remote work. See: davearonson.com (main) * codosaur.us (code) * dare2xl.com (excellence). Specialization is for insects. (Heinlein) - Have Pun, Will Babble! (Aronson) -- 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
On 22 November 2011 17:16, Fily Salas <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> ... > 3- Why would you learn RoR if you are not planning on making > sophisticated or complex apps?Because it is fun. Also potentially useful on CV. If you want to get into rails work through a tutorial like railstutorial.org (which is free to use online) which will show you the basics. Colin -- 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Thank you all very much for the good information. -- 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.