Jim wrote: > 1,2. I would highly recommend doing it on Linux. You can easily do > this while still using Windows by using virtual machine software such > as VirtualBox(virtualbox.org) or Vmware(vmware.com). Go with > Virtualbox. It's pretty good and easy to use and FREE. You won't > have to worry about rebooting or dual-booting. It will let you run > Linux under Windows. So, just install Ubuntu into it. I recommend > Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. Afterwards, just google how to install RoR onto > Ubuntu 8.04 and you'll get a couple of good pages with great step by > step instructions. It won't as hard as you think. > > 3. I found the Agile Web Dev with Rails book to be very good for > getting started over a year ago. It takes you through a simple > project and get your familiar with the basic stuff. Afterward it runs > through more detailed information you'll probably want to also use. > > 4. If your deployment environment is Linux, then go development in > Linux. It'll make your life easier when you encounter and solve > problems on linux during development instead of running into them when > you deploy. > > Good luck.
Jim - thanks a ton. I will look into VirtualBox and see how it fares with Vista, before installing. Here are a list of the books I have (currently) (I have PDF formats (digital licenses) for the following: Agile Web Development with Rails (I'll read this one next) Beginning Ruby - From Novice to Professional (the one I've read so far) Practical Ruby Gems Enterprise Integration with Ruby Everyday Scripting with Ruby Learn to Program OReilly - Shortcut RJS Templates for Rails OReilly - Web Services on Rails Programming Ruby Rails Recipes That's my current list... What would you recommend for linux use (as far as a book to read about it) - I'll go with ubuntu.. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
