From: andrew mcelroy Date: 2011-08-29T10:09:13+09:00 Subject: Re: The proper version of Ruby on Rails On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Jason Hsu wrote: > I'm going through the book _Head First Rails_, and I can't even make it through the first chapter, because I can't get everything working. > > Part of the problem is that I don't know what versions of Rails and Ruby I'm supposed to be using.  I've read that every Ruby on Rails book is geared towards certain versions of Rails and Ruby, and if you're using the wrong version of something, you're busted.  Unfortunately, the _Head First Rails_ book doesn't even specify what versions to use. > > Why does Ruby on Rails change so much from version to version?  This wasn't a problem with Python or other languages. > > Am I even using a good book?  Should I try another book instead, or would I still face the same issues? What's the publish date? chances are its a rails 2.x book. if that's the case use rails 2.3.8. The current version of rails is 3.0 and soon to be 3.1 You really should checkout rails tutorial. It's a much better publication. The online version is free. Andrew McElroy http://TryRuby.org p.s: rails is such a big topic that it tends to have its own fourm/ community around it. This is to allow things other than rails to have a chance to be discussed. Also, some rubyist don't particularly care for rails. > > -- > Jason Hsu > Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) > >