BEST WAY TO START WORKING ON RAILS

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Hey Guys,

What would be the best way to start working on RAILS for Java Developers.This is the most frequent question anyone can ask.

According to me exploring on Ruby is the first point to start

Would be happy to see the group's word on this

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Kranti,

   > What would be the best way to start working on RAILS ...

Do all of these :

  - read the site:           http://rubyonrails.org/

  - read THE books, from cover to cover:           http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails/index.html           http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_rr/

   - read those 2 blogs:

    http://www.therailsway.com/     http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/

   - to host your first projects:          http://www.railsplayground.com/

   - search the docs with a Firefox bookmark:          Finding Help Fast // RailsTips by John Nunemaker

I also highly advise this montly screencasts collection : (you will save weeks)           http://peepcode.com/

At some point, you'll need to learn Ruby properly :          https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby/programming-ruby-2nd-edition/          http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_eir/index.html          Ruby Cookbook [Book]          http://ruby-doc.org/

There is more, but this is a good start.

Alain Ravet

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I recommend David Black's book, Ruby for Rails, if you're new to Ruby.

I've written up a rundown of all the Rails-related books I could find, with some suggestions for who should reach which ones and in which order, at:

http://mslater.com/2007/1/4/ruby-on-rails-books

And if you want a really quick start and can spend the travel time and money, go to one of the Rails Studios that Mike Clark and Dave Thomas put on (Ruby on Rails Course | The Pragmatic Studio). You'll be up to speed in three days.

Michael Slater www.mslater.com