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Getting Started with Rails

#310 Getting Started with Rails

Dec 26, 2011 | 7 minutes | Tools
Learning Ruby on Rails can be overwhelming, especially if you are new to programming. Here I will take you on a tour through various resources to help get started with Rails.
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1. Installation

terminal 
brew install git sqlite
rvm install 1.9.3
rvm use 1.9.3 --global
ruby -v
gem install rails
rails -v

2. Tutorials

3. Divide and Conquer

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Divide and Conquer
* Ruby
* HTML
* CSS (and SASS)
* JavaScript (and CoffeeScript)
* SQL
terminal 
irb
rails console

4. Your Own App

terminal 
rails g model ...
rails g controller ...

5. Getting Help