john h wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm a RoR noob (and pretty much a progrmming noob) who has been > working since 7am to get a development platform set up on win 7 so > that I can follow the lynda.com "ruby on rails essential training" > tutorials. It has been a pretty cruel process, and still incomplete.
As far as I know, the lynda.com tutorials are out of date. What version of Rails do they use? 2.3.5 is current. I dislike Windows extremely, but I'm told that InstantRails is decent. > > I wish to pick your collective brains about a decent development > environment. I have a linux box that I can hook up, plus one extra > monitor I'm not using. Use the Linux box. The less you use Windows, the happier you will be. > > Would I be wise to set up the linux box for RoR education, Yes. > and somehow > figure out how to get that second monitor working to enhance my > learning environment? > What was your idea for the second monitor? > Many thanks for your advice. I'm flat-out beat (and I suspect you've > all been there...)! > > John Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- 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.
