From: Stu Date: 2011-01-23T07:51:46+09:00 Subject: Re: Totally lost in learning Ruby On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Jose Hales-Garcia wrote: > Hilary Bailey wrote in post #976477: >> Is there anyone out there that could make my experience to Ruby >> practical and meaningful? As noted previously, I am a school teacher >> trying to create an education database software for administrators and >> teachers which will hold educational institutions accountable for the >> performance of their school district. My only programming experience is >> the confusion I had trying to read and comprehend the above sources that >> do not offer a stable compiler or the appropriate programs that will go >> hand in hand with their book or resource for Ruby. > > A district-wide database and interface is not a trivial project.  Coding > it from scratch is a challenge for a seasoned developer in any language. > > Why do want to do it in Ruby and why are you doing it from scratch? > > Jose > ....................................................... > Jose Hales-Garcia > UCLA Department of Statistics > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > Actually why is this being done in-house as opposed to outsourcing it from a professional is a better question.