On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 13:53, radu puspana <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi dude, > > So, to create a model, a controller and layout/views, complety > functional, with basic events CRUD(create read update delete) u open a > terminal, get inside the folder of your app, and write > 1)ruby script/generate scaffold ModelName column1:type > column2:type ...columnN:type and hit enter :) > 2)rake db:migrate > The need to specify all the columns when generating is precisely what I'm hoping to avoid. When I find some spare time I'll try this : - use the new-style 'generate scaffold' to create a complete example for a table that is not part of my application - use the 'generate scaffold' without columns for my real tables - the generated controller doesn't seem to access the fileds by name, so perhaps the generated controller is not affected by the lack of information about columns - manually add the fields to the views , using code copy-pasted from the complete example If this works I'll be able to advance with the application. > now to get u started, the proper way: > 1) u need to have good undestanding of Ruby code, or at least, > classes, objects, methods. > this type of well grounded info can't be optained from tutorials, i > have been studying computer science for 4 years, but from good > bucks.And in my oppinion a good ruby book is > Manning.The.Well.Grounded.Rubyist.May.2009. > I don't know advanced tricks , but I am familiar with the language. > 2) a good rails book, which i don't have a proper example right > now.what i have is Agile Web Development with Rails 3rd Ed, but if u > decide to study it, get ready to meet Hell, no joking :) > Is the learning curve really painful with Rails ? I am lacking the time to order books and to properly learn rails : i have the task to build a web application and have the freedom to choose any language+framework. My current intention is to give Rails a try . But if the online documentation resources prove to be not suitable for a beginner (outdated , or disorganized) it would be a shame to be forced to move to some other solution only because it provides a faster startup . > 3) a good reference :raiisguides, from rub y.com <http://ruby.com>, and > http://railsapi.com/doc/rails-v2.3.5/ > Don't quite agree with raiscasts, as reference for a noob, not at all. > I'm hoping to be able to find some updated good tutorials that are _not_ videos. The internet connection that i have at work is totally unusable for video :D Thanks, Adrian -- 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.
