Rails Is Not For Beginners

Re:Rails Is Not For Beginners by gmichnikov on Thursday December 08, 2011 @12:28PM (#3330032)

I apologize if you've addressed this elsewhere, but do you have any specific suggestions beyond http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ for a beginner (who knows basic HTML/CSS but not much else) trying to learn Rails?

I've been using RailsTutorial, and while it's packed with info, I feel like I would benefit from a more solid understanding of many of the basics.

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Re:Rails Is Not For Beginners by dhh on Thursday December 08, 2011 @01:12PM (#3330285)

I've heard great things about http://railsforzombies.com/ and of course a good book, like http://pragprog.com/book/rails4/agile-web-development-with-r....

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Re:Rails Is Not For Beginners by berberous on Thursday December 08, 2011 @06:52PM (#3331791)

Going to have to disagree; railsforzombies is so thin on information, I don't really feel like it's worth the time. Then again, it takes only like 20-30 minutes. So go for it I guess.

I've found this to be an AWESOME resource:

http://openclassroom.stanford.edu/MainFolder/CoursePage.php?...

It's a full Stanford class of lecture videos. It really solidified my understanding of the concepts I learned from Hartl's tutorial.

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Re:Rails Is Not For Beginners by Soleone on Friday December 09, 2011 @01:12AM (#3332800)

Wow, thanks so much, this looks like an amazing resource indeed!

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