From: Colby Callahan Date: 2013-02-01T07:21:21+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Project Ideas to get someone hired... --0015174a0dfaae2c9504d49d0b81 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Releasy is the gem shown on the Gosu page for packaging an .exe from what I saw. I installed the gosu gem, copy pasted about 10 lines of code, ran it and got a window with text! It pretty rare that I can use example code and actually have it work! Thanks again. :) On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Ricky Ng wrote: > Gosu in itself doesn't provide the executable packaging. Gosu is the 2D > game library. > > In terms of packaging, you want to look here: > https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/packaging_to_executables > > There are a couple options if you want the final output to be a self > contained .exe. And yes, it's a pretty awesome experience when you have a > final product that you can run with a single executable =D > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Colby Callahan > wrote: > >> Thank you Ricky. Pacman seems like a fun project. It sounds like Gosu >> allows me to work with just Ruby and a few gems. It also allows me to >> create an executable file once my program is complete. It is my >> understanding in that case the user who runs the executable would not need >> to have ruby or anything else in particular installed on their machine in >> order to run. >> >> Do I understand correctly? >> >> Colby >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Ricky Ng wrote: >> >>> Environment setup wise, running a Linux VM makes life a lot more >>> enjoyable. >>> >>> Project wise, I've done a lot of meandering this past year, hopefully >>> some of these will sound fun to you: >>> 1. Pacman with Gosu Library >>> 2. Bullet Hell Game with Gosu Library (which was largely a Box2D >>> collision project) >>> 3. Reddit Crawler/Bot >>> 4. IRC Client/Bot - Hooks into SVN and will post messages when >>> regressions are broken. >>> 5. PunchCard/Hour Logging system with Sinatra >>> 6. Static Website Generator >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Markus Schirp wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Markus Schirp >>>> >>>> Phone: +49 201 / 360 379 14 >>>> Fax: +49 201 / 360 379 16 >>>> Web: www.seonic.net >>>> Email: mbj@seonic.net >>>> Twitter: twitter.com/_m_b_j_ >>>> OS-Code : github.com/mbj >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Incoherently, >>> Ricky Ng >>> >> >> > > > -- > Incoherently, > Ricky Ng > --0015174a0dfaae2c9504d49d0b81 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Releasy is the gem shown on the Gosu page for packaging an= .exe from what I saw. =A0

I installed the gosu gem, cop= y pasted about 10 lines of code, ran it and got a window with text! =A0It p= retty rare that I can use example code and actually have it work! =A0Thanks= again. =A0:)



On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Ricky Ng <dum= mey@gmail.com> wrote:
= Gosu in itself doesn't provide the executable packaging. Gosu is the 2D= game library.=A0

In terms of= packaging, you want to look here:=A0https://www.ruby-t= oolbox.com/categories/packaging_to_executables

There are a= couple options if you want the final output to be a self contained .exe. A= nd yes, it's a pretty awesome experience when you have a final product = that you can run with a single executable =3DD


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:41 PM= , Colby Callahan <colby.callahan@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you Ricky. =A0Pacman seems like a f= un project. =A0It sounds like Gosu allows me to work with just Ruby and a f= ew gems. =A0It also allows me to create an executable file once my program = is complete. It is my understanding in that case the user who runs the exec= utable would not need to have ruby or anything else in particular installed= on their machine in order to run.

Do I understand correctly?

Colby


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Ricky Ng <dummey@gmail.com>= wrote:
Environment setup wise, running a Linux V= M makes life a lot more enjoyable.=A0

Project wise, I've done a lot of meandering this past ye= ar, hopefully some of these will sound fun to you:=A0
1. Pacman with Gosu Library
2. Bullet Hell Game with Gosu Li= brary (which was largely a Box2D collision project)
3. Reddit Cra= wler/Bot=A0
4. IRC Client/Bot - Hooks into SVN and will post mess= ages when regressions are broken.
5. PunchCard/Hour Logging system with Sinatra
6. Static Webs= ite Generator=A0


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Markus Schirp <mbj= @seonic.net> wrote:
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 o= f
> 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? =A0Is Ruby code enough or= would
> it have to be an actual Rails app?
>
> p.s. =A0I have no idea how to deploy a rails application - environment= seems
> impossible to set up - yes I have followed more than 5 tutorials exact= ly.
> =A0Prob doesn't help I'm on a Windows 64 bit machine as it see= ms certain dll
> files and other things get messed up easily.
>
> Colby

--
Markus Schirp

Phone: =A0 +49 201 / 360 379 14
Fax: =A0 =A0 +49 201 / 360 379 16
Web: =A0 =A0 www.seonic= .net
Email: =A0 mbj@seonic.n= et
Twitter: tw= itter.com/_m_b_j_
OS-Code: github.com= /mbj




--
Incoherently,
Ricky Ng




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Incoherently,Ricky Ng

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