On Mar 12, 10:08 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> ‘If I can do it then it can’t be done …’.
>
> As Dr. Nick of the Simpsons Sez :
>
> Hi Everybody !
>
> I’m about to start my 1st Ruby on Rails (RoR) development project.
>
> The development platform I’ll be using is a Mac running OSX 10.4
> (i.e. : “Tiger”) & 10.5 (i.e. : “Leopard”).
>
> Before I start this development project I have a few questions about
> version numbers and some related issues :
>
> Specifically :
>
> 1. What is the most recent, stable version of Ruby ?
2.2.2 (although 2.3 isn't far off, currently in release candidate
phase)
> 2. What is the most recent, stable version of Ruby on Rails ?
1.9.1 is the latest stable ruby release. It's brand spanking new
though, so a lot of gems and libraries aren't compatible with it yet
(eg rails 2.2.2). Most people are still using ruby 1.8.6 or 1.8.7 in
production.
> 3. Do the 2 versions work together comfortably or are there
> compatibility issues that I need to be aware of ?
> 4. I’m planning on using MySQl as the back end database. What is the
> best version I should be using bearing in mind the answers to
> questions 1,2 & 3 above ?
I'd pick the latest 5.0.xx version (5.1 is now the GA release but
there's been a bit of a tiff with the guy who created mysql saying
that it wasn't ready yet)
> 5. What Application Server would you recommend I use for this
> project ?
mod_rails probably the easiest to get going.
> 6. What source code editor do you recommend I use ? By the way, I’ve
> been using TextWrangler from Bare Bones Software (version 2.2.1 (186 -
> 20070214) and I’ve been pretty happy with it.
I personally like textmate. Editors are quite a personal thing though,
and if you're happy with textwrangler then stick with it
> 7. And, finally, I haven’t been using an IDE. I find at this stage,
> although I readily concede that they have some tremendous advantages,
> I prefer to use just the source code editor as I need to understand
> the structure of the Rails application and I prefer to work with the
> source code and ancillary files directly. But, what IDE’s do you folks
> (and, of course folkettes, no chauvinist, me) recommend or prefer ?
>
TextMate's enough for me. It may not be free but < €50 for something I
spend many hours on is fine by me (not like the keyboard I type on or
screen I look at are free). I hear other are happy with emacs or vim.
Fred
> Finally, given that the global economy is currently imploding and the
> Amerikan economy is disintegrating, I prefer to use free, open source
> development tools if it is at all possible to do so.
>
> I’d like to thank all of you in advance for your help.
>
> Comme toujours, here is my contact information :
>
> 1. Email : [email protected]
> 2. Phone : 718-777-7731
>
> The easiest times to reach me are in the mornings before 11:00 AM or
> in the evening after about 7:00 PM.
>
> All the best & talk to you
> soon … Simon.
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