We’re found that a lot of web developers that know other languages, usually ASP or PHP, that want to learn Ruby on Rails, but just don’t know where to get started. Although Ruby is very different from PHP, PHP developers should have few problems learning Ruby on Rails.
In this series of tutorials, NetTuts will take you from knowing nothing about Ruby on Rails (if that’s true), to being able to write fully featured web applications in it.
Screencasts, how-to videos that show only what’s happening on the computer screen as an instructional method has grown and has become an essential means of teaching on the web.
The now famous “Creating a weblog in 15 minutes” screencast that introduced the Ruby on Rails framework, helped to put Rails in the spotlight better than anything else in the early days. It has since even been emulated a few times by other frameworks. Here’s how to find more great screencasts…
Link: ReadWriteWeb
By default, Rails comes packed with the Prototype javascript library and the effects library, Scriptaculous. While this is all well and good sometimes you want a change.
jQuery, like Protoype, is a javascript library that takes care of much of the grunt work you face day to day. It helps to resolve your cross browser issues, makes creating dom elements easier and various other things.
Link: Jim Neath
Sometimes programmers forget some of Ruby’s shortcuts and tricks and instead reinvent the wheel. This post presents 21 different Ruby tricks, from those that most experienced developers already use every day to those that are more obscure. Whatever your level, a refresh may help you the next time you encounter similar scenarios.
Link: Ruby Inside