16 Ways to Learn Rails
June 15, 2008
Here are 16 ways to learn Rails. I came up with this list two years ago before I had a blog. My goal is to flush out each of these items with links over the next few weeks.
1. Read “The Books”
- Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition
- The Rails Way
- Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide, Second Edition
2. Join a Club - Another way to learn Rails is to be around other people who are doing it already. There are many many Ruby and Rails clubs across the globe. If you happen live in Houston, you can join the Houston Ruby Group, which meets once a month. To find a Rails group in your area, try searching on RubyBrigade.org. Or you could start your own…
3. Convert Something
4. Participate in Forums
5. Use IRC
6. Watch “The Videos”
7. Research and Blog About It
8. Take a Class
9. Participate in a Contest - One way to learn fast is to take part in a competition. The Rails Rumble is coming up on September 20th, 2008. Hook up with some other Rails programmers and see what you can create with a 48 hour time window.
10. Work on an Open Source Project
11. Find a Tutorial and Built It
12. Listen to “The Podcasts”
13. Study the Rails Source Code
14. Goto a BarCamp
15. Subscribe to “The RSS Feeds”
16. Dissassemble an Open Source Project
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