El on Rails, continued Jan 25 2006

So I figured I can’t be the only one who is a competent programmer and computer user, but finds themselves wanting to learn Ruby on Rails. I don’t want to wade through a 20-page tutorial of step-by-step instructions, starting with:

1) Boot up your computer
2) Logon to Windows
3) Press Start
… you get the idea. I want the meat, I want “this is where I get it”, “this is how you compile it” where necessary (possible pitfalls are nice to read here, some packages can be a pain to compile and install, others are bliss), and then I want to know what it can do. I’m not even bothered about learning the Ruby syntax straight off, I assume I’ll pick it up by forcing myself to develop something with Rails. Anyway, in an effort to combat stupid tutorials, and really acting less as a guide, and more as a testament to my experiments in Ruby-land, you can read all about it here. Specifically, here is the introduction, and here is part one, which lays out how to get the software needed for development. Tomorrow I start developing, and part two can’t be far away… ;-) Watch that space!