From: 7stud -- <dolgun@...>
Date: 2007-09-23T08:08:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting started with Ruby (noob confusion)

Nunya Business wrote:
>
> Anyhow, after realizing this, I went on a treasure hunt of sorts, for a
> GUI toolkit. I've
> selected foxGUIb for the job. According to the site, it requires FXRuby,
> so I guess my first
> question is, is FXRuby included in the current stable Ruby distro, or do
> I need to download
> it? 
>

If you want to avoid all that hassle, download and learn python.  It 
comes with the relatively easy to learn Tkinter gui toolkit.

>
> As the title suggests, I'm new to Ruby (and programming in general), and
> am feeling a bit
> overwhelmed by the complexities. 
> A few of the projects I have in mind:
> 
> A snazzy, skinable web browser with ftp capabilities built-in (among
> other things)
> An instant messenger
> Newsreader
> Mail client
> 
> As you can see, just very basic stuff.
> 

lol.  Ok.


> PS Something I've been wondering for a while; need I be proficient in
> math to develop the type
> of apps I have in mind? I'm just horrible with numbers. I feel like this
> particular weakness
> may hamper my dreams of programming.

Most programs require a facility with numbers.  Of course, you don't 
need to understand calculus to read and write to a file.  Gui 
programming is a more advanced topic in most languages, although some 
toolkits make it relatively easy.
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