Where to get started with RoR?

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I am new to Ruby and therefore new to Ruby on Rails. I am interested in working with RoR, but I am wondering whats the best way to get started? I have seen plenty of tutorials and screencasts posted, but I haven't found some sort of guide as to how to get started, such as

Step 1, read this pdf Step 2, try this tutorial, etc.

Thanks for the advice, in advance!

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Long: Agile Web Development with Rails Short: Ruby on Rails: Up and Running

Both of these are available in both PDF and dead tree form.

Also worth reading: Ruby for Rails

I do not believe this one is available in PDF form, but I might be wrong.

Of note, since Rails evolves fairly rapidly, and older books talk to older releases. The second edition of AWDwR is the only one that's current with 1.2, and I'm guessing only the PDF will be completely current by the time 1.2 actually comes out.

-faisal

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Hi --

Step 1, read this pdf

Long: Agile Web Development with Rails Short: Ruby on Rails: Up and Running

Both of these are available in both PDF and dead tree form.

Also worth reading: Ruby for Rails

I do not believe this one is available in PDF form, but I might be wrong.

There is a PDF. You can get it from the publisher, Manning, and I believe it's included if you order the paper version from them.

Of note, since Rails evolves fairly rapidly, and older books talk to older releases. The second edition of AWDwR is the only one that's current with 1.2, and I'm guessing only the PDF will be completely current by the time 1.2 actually comes out.

Luckily for "Ruby for Rails", Ruby evolves pretty slowly :slight_smile: The main focus there is on the Ruby language, as it pertains to Rails development, and I don't think anything I talk about has changed significantly between 1.8.4 and 1.8.5. I think all of the Rails examples are upwardly compatible with 1.2, though you may see things like @content_for_layout instead of yield.

David