On Monday, April 22, 2013 9:55:46 PM UTC+1, Flannel Beard wrote: > > Hello all, FlannelBeard here. > > I've got a project coming up for work that I think can use rails. I want > to impress my boss. It does require a database and it will need to process > credit card information. > > *I am a front-end web developer. *I can tweak BASIC php, nothing major. I > know how to edit Jquery and a little Javascript. I do know Html5 and Css, > though. Php and other back-end languages prove...difficult for me. > > My question, is that for a guy with my skill set, is it recommended to > learn Ruby on Rails where I am at, or do I NEED, again, NEED to know Php in > order to better grasp Rails?
I wouldn't say you need to know php to understand rails. It might even teach you bad habits, depending on what sort of php you do. Of course in general learning your first language/web framework will be more difficult than the second, so if you really got your head round rails then you might find php easier than if you dived straight into php, but then it's probably true the other way around too. Fred > > > If I dont need to know intermediate to advanced Php, and i can learn rails > right now, ill do it. Obviously I know it is advised to learn both. I get > that, but I have not had to use php much in my front end developments. > Would rails suffice, if I do not wish to learn php right this very moment? > is is easier to learn rails first and THEN go to php? > > Im just a career driven web developer who wants to learn back-end > languages. As of now, theyre like alien languages to me, as for most > front-end developers. I want to break that barrier and become both. Any > tips for a beginner in back-end work? Sorry if my question > seems...pointless. But I need some guidance. I need some experts to let me > know what is what and to guide me to grow and learn. > > Thanks, everyone. Sorry if I seem scattered. I tend to type out my > thoughts as they come to me. Over-explaining has been a bane of mine for > ages. > > -FlannelBeard > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/cm3iM81oYHAJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
