From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2008-10-16T21:28:53+09:00
Subject: Re: How to go from a ruby script to a working website?



On Oct 16, 5:19 am, Ralph Wood <esm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As you've probably guessed by the title, total newbie here.
>
> My main interest is developing web stuff, and for that I started
> learning programming through PHP. However, I discovered Ruby and
> immediately fell in love with it.
>
> I started following Chris Pine's Learn to Program and with the knowledge
> I got so far, I started building a few very simple programs of my own.
> The thing is that they're all limited to the Terminal (I have a mac),
> but what I really want is to use them through a web interface (inputs,
> forms, submit, etc) so I can also experiment with Javascript/AJAX.
>
> However, I have no clue how to do that and can't seem to find
> information on it anywhere. It seems the only way to access Ruby
> programs through a webpage is with the aid of frameworks like Rails and
> Merb, and they seem like too much trouble for what would be a simple
> one-page app. I guess could use Camping or only the Merb-core, but I
> would like to understand exactly what I'm doing, and just basically be
> able do it all by myself.
>
> So, what am I missing? What is the link between .rb and .html?

start with cgi.rb
learn about webrick
comprehend rack
all "explodes" from there