On 20 March 2012 09:41, Brynjolfur Thorvardsson <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, that had to come!
Of course. >Of course testing is vital, but when learning the basics of programming it >simply gets in the way. First be comfortable with the language and system, >then add testing. > > This obviously refers to the integrated testing as used in much Rails > development, and for good reason. Constantly testing and checking your code > is absolutely vital in all programming from the very start, relying on > integrated testing (a programming effort in itself) is never going to replace > that. Learn one first, then the other. I don't agree. railstutorial.org introduces testing in a very accessible manner and uses it as an inherent part of developing the code. There is no reason to skip those sections of the tutorial. Colin > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Colin Law > Sendt: 20. marts 2012 10:31 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: Re: [Rails] Completely, absolutely and totally new... > > On 20 March 2012 06:08, Brynjolfur Thorvardsson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, you could also try following this book: >> >> http://ruby.railstutorial.org/chapters/rails-3-1 >> >> Given your minimal knowledge of programming, it's probably best if you skip >> all the testing parts (which take up more than half) and concentrate on >> coding. > > Wrong, testing is a vital part of the process, do not skip it. > > Colin > >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Colin Law >> Sendt: 19. marts 2012 21:57 >> Til: [email protected] >> Emne: Re: [Rails] Completely, absolutely and totally new... >> >> On 19 March 2012 05:16, Magooguli <[email protected]> wrote: >>> ... >>> So, my very basic and simple >>> question is where do I start? >> >> railstutorial.org (free to use online if you click the link in the text on >> the home page). >> >> http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ >> >> Use a Mac or Linux (possibly Ubuntu). It is possible on Windows but can be >> problematic, and you will find it more difficult to get help. >> >> Use rvm to manage ruby and gems. >> >> You should also look at some tutorials on html and sql and jQuery/javascript. >> >> Colin >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > gplus.to/clanlaw > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- gplus.to/clanlaw -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
