From: tamouse mailing lists <tamouse.lists@...>
Date: 2013-01-06T00:46:45+09:00
Subject: Re: require "test/unit"

On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM, tamouse mailing lists
<tamouse.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Derrick B. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>> Thanks!  This is all good information, but I feel I need to improve my
>> Ruby basics first before learning to use these frameworks.  I will
>> install them to at least take a peek, though.
>
> There is much much more to programming that learning a bit of syntax.
> Learning *how* to structure and write the kinds of applications you
> want now is going to serve you as you progress.
>
> Let me offer an analogy of sorts:
>
> Say you want to learn how to drive. In addition to learning how to use
> the accelerator, the brake, the clutch, the stearing wheel, turn

and/or steering wheel, if you're not doing things with cattle.... :P

> signals, etc. (the syntax, so to speak), you need to learn where to
> find your keys, where the car is parked, how to open the garage door,
> how to read a map to find out where you're going, how to obey street
> signs and lights, which side of the street to drive on, and so on (the
> environment, the structure, the libraries, etc).