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Dear to whom this may concern at Ruby on Rails

I'm a Web Designer with little knowledge of Ruby on Rails, but have been reading about it. I'm looking to expand my web skills and possibly build more advance web sites such as Reddit.com, Delicious, Eventful.com, or Digg.com. Now, I was looking at snippet tutorials on Rubyonrails.org and took notice. But does rubyonrails require programming skills or can beginners like me learn rubyonrails and build skill level as I continue using the program. Please feel free to respond!

Please repost the question on the group "Ruby on Rails: Talk". As a new user, or at least an interested party, the Ruby on Rails: Talk group is the ideal place to ask these questions.

In addition, there are several free blogs and tutorials (RubyOnRails.org) plus excellent purchasable tutorials (PeepCode.com) and books (Agile Web Development for Rails (2nd Ed), The Rails Way, etc.) that cover the information in a more in-depth way.

Take care and see you on Ruby on Rails: Talk,

Eric