From: Carlos Agarie <carlos.agarie@...>
Date: 2012-09-25T09:14:24+09:00
Subject: Re: beginner question.

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Ian's advice is a very good one. I started to pick programming when a group
I was part of needed a website and I was the only technical-inclined person
of it. (Then came some JS apps, then more and more stuff, gradually)

Try to add new features like he said. How about accessing some API? Add a
field for the twitter profile of someone and the addressbook can go and
search through Twitter's API <https://dev.twitter.com/> to add the
profile's bio. Try to invent something and google it up.

Good luck,

2012/9/24 Ian M. Asaff <ian.asaff@gmail.com>

> IMO, the best way to learn is to pick something you have no idea how to
> do. then google, write code, and repeat until you've done it.
>
> that's a day of work for many programmers :)
>
> in your case, you've written an address book. that's cool--is it
> searchable? is there an interface? does it allow duplicates?
>
> maybe you can start by adding a couple features to your address book.
>
> hope that helps.
>
> ian
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Samuel B. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm sure this has been asked before, but I was looking for some help.
>> You see I have red numerous books and done a few sample programs, but I
>> am looking for some help on learning programming. My issue is that
>> though books teach the basics I am having issues actually doing
>> something with what I have learned. I have issues breaking things down
>> to start building my program. I have made a basic addressbook program,
>> but it's not very interesting. I was looking for more of a tutorial that
>> builds a full program while briefly going over some of the code. I see
>> ruby on rails has a lot of sample programs to help people learn (ex. the
>> twitter clone) Is there a tutorial like this for ruby? I'd appreciate
>> any answers Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>>
>>
>


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Carlos Agarie
Control engineering student
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Ian&#39;s advice is a very good one. I started to pick programming when a g=
roup I was part of needed a website and I was the only technical-inclined p=
erson of it. (Then came some JS apps, then more and more stuff, gradually)<=
div>
<br></div><div>Try to add new features like he said. How about accessing so=
me API? Add a field for the twitter profile of someone and the addressbook =
can go and search through <a href=3D"https://dev.twitter.com/">Twitter&#39;=
s API</a> to add the profile&#39;s bio. Try to invent something and google =
it up.<br>
<div><br></div><div>Good luck,</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">201=
2/9/24 Ian M. Asaff <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ian.asaff@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">ian.asaff@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex">
IMO, the best way to learn is to pick something you have no idea how to do.=
 then google, write code, and repeat until you&#39;ve done it.<div><br></di=
v><div>that&#39;s a day of work for many programmers :)</div><div><br></div=
>


<div>in your case, you&#39;ve written an address book. that&#39;s cool--is =
it searchable? is there an interface? does it allow duplicates?=A0</div><di=
v><br></div><div>maybe you can start by adding a couple features to your ad=
dress book.</div>


<div><br></div><div>hope that helps.</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font colo=
r=3D"#888888"><div><br></div></font></span><div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><fon=
t color=3D"#888888">ian</font></span><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Samuel B. <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-forum.com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39;m sure this has been asked before, but=
 I was looking for some help.<br>
You see I have red numerous books and done a few sample programs, but I<br>
am looking for some help on learning programming. My issue is that<br>
though books teach the basics I am having issues actually doing<br>
something with what I have learned. I have issues breaking things down<br>
to start building my program. I have made a basic addressbook program,<br>
but it&#39;s not very interesting. I was looking for more of a tutorial tha=
t<br>
builds a full program while briefly going over some of the code. I see<br>
ruby on rails has a lot of sample programs to help people learn (ex. the<br=
>
twitter clone) Is there a tutorial like this for ruby? I&#39;d appreciate<b=
r>
any answers Thanks.<br>
<span><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Carlos Agari=
e<br>Control engineering student<div>Polytechnic School<br>University of S=
=E3o Paulo</div><br>
</div></div>

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