Hi Bruce, I can understand the problems you're going through, as I've faced them myself. They stem from some misconceptions about the language & the framework.
Getting started with rails is probably the easiest thing to do out of all the language stacks available. If you're using OSX or Linux, use https://github.com/joshfng/railsready on a fresh install of your OS, and you're set. Remember that developing rails on Windows is not that easy, since Ruby runs best on *nix environments like OSX or Linux. On Windows, Ruby runs on an emulation layer like Cygwin, which should probably work 90% of the time, but it's largely unsupported by the rails community. Dheeraj Kumar On Monday 27 August 2012 at 8:37 PM, Bruce Whealton wrote: > Hello all, > > For some reason, Ruby on Rails is one of the hardest programming > languages that I’ve ever tried to get up and running with it. I have used > python, perl, php, java, javascript, etc. > > Can someone recommend a good IDE that is free – at this point I need that – > Please. I have both RadRails, which often gets described as an Eclipse > Plugin – maybe I should instead just start with Eclipse and install > > Ruby on Rails for Eclipse. I also have NetBeans. Can someone recommend an > IDE for Windows. (and separately if it works in Linux). > > I took a course on Lynda.com (http://Lynda.com) on Ruby and then on Ruby on > Rails and got stuck at the part where I create the first app and then try the > Webbrick server. > > I can work with Ruby. I’d now like to work with Ruby on Rails. > > I do have a dedicated server and I can install gems from the cpanel. > I don’t know how that is at learning Rails. For example, are there ways to > create a ruby on rails application from the cpanel? > > While I am trying to get started with Linux, I would like to be able > to do this in Windows. The course I am taking is using Windows or Mac. I > don’t have a mac yet. > > Thanks, > > Bruce > > -- > 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] > (mailto:[email protected]). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > (mailto:[email protected]). > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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] > (mailto:[email protected]). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > (mailto:[email protected]). > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
