From: Sam Duncan <sduncan@...>
Date: 2011-02-03T03:48:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Totally lost in learning Ruby

Hi Hilary,
     I haven't been following the thread, but I wonder why you would buy 
an IDE? There are lots of really good free ones, and arguably using a 
language/ toolkit agnostic one is better for your health. Also, any 
reason you are going with Ruby 1.8.x vs Ruby 1.9.x - I don't know a lot 
about rails, but if you are coming to the language cold, you probably 
don't want to learn old idioms, only to have to unlearn them again later?

Sam


On 03/02/11 07:30, Hilary Bailey wrote:
> Based on the responses received I am leaned toward the following study
> guide:
>
> A) since I intend to use the internet as the major source of
> communication, learning ruby through Rails may be my starting point. I
> installed Ruby 1.8.7, Rails 3.0.3, with Sqlite3 (1.3.3 x86 -mingw32)
>
> A1) Download Devkit for use as a Ruby source of reference
>
> A2) use the Ruby Gem web asa source of Ruby support
>
> B) before delving into Ruby or Rails, I will learn critical basics from
> w3.schools.com, from which I will cover: HTML, CSS and JavaScript
>
> C) purchase Ruby mine-code editor from http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby,
> using their 30 day free trial prom, to use while finally learning Ruby
> through Rails
>
> C1) get started to learn Ruby/Rails. By first taking a 15 minute
> tour/intro from http://tryruby.org
>
> C2) continue quest by
> submerging into Rails through www.digitalmediaminute.com tutorials.
>
> C3) start placing my then practiced scripts + other saved practiced
> tools, into a database of choice so to start dev a project
>
> D) hopefully at this point I will be able to clarify in my mind which
> database source to use, what supporting instruments needed to be
> attached, etc.. to make a meaningful log-in program that will reflect
> real time, with the ability to gather, configure and interpret data.
>
> If my analysis seems na誰ve, please understand, and I think you do, my
> enthusiasm for using the open Source community as a savior to my woes.
>
> What do you think? I know that I have over simplified the whole nature
> of programming, however at this stage I think I will be forgiven for
> bypassing some unmentioned stage/application/procedure.
>
>