From: Markus Schirp <mbj@...>
Date: 2013-02-01T04:17:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Project Ideas to get someone hired...

A good idea is to switch to a Unix OS first if you plan to get hired ;)

On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 04:15:13AM +0900, Colby Callahan wrote:
> I have started learning Ruby this past week and have down the basics of
> loops, filters, strings, arrays, hashes, functions, etc.
> 
> Since I have no professional experience with the language, I figured I
> would complete a few projects on my own and see if I can get hired
> somewhere.
> 
> What kinds of small projects might a beginning Ruby programmer take on that
> would demonstrate enough skill to get hired?  Is Ruby code enough or would
> it have to be an actual Rails app?
> 
> p.s.  I have no idea how to deploy a rails application - environment seems
> impossible to set up - yes I have followed more than 5 tutorials exactly.
>  Prob doesn't help I'm on a Windows 64 bit machine as it seems certain dll
> files and other things get messed up easily.
> 
> Colby

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