Naming convention

[Phil Dobbin]

Hi, all.

When invoking scaffolding such as:

`$ rails g scaffold Post title:string description:text`

what is permissible or is there a list of words that can be used in
place of `Post`?

I know you can use Article, Store, etc but what other options are there?
I'm looking for a static page a bit like <http://getbootstrap.com> as
I'm attempting a company web site/personal page.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,

Phil (who's very new to Rails).

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[Hassan Schroeder]

On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Phil Dobbin <phild...@gmail.com> wrote:

> `$ rails g scaffold Post title:string description:text`
>
> what is permissible or is there a list of words that can be used in
> place of `Post`?

You're creating a model -- other than adhering to the Rails
conventions (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_basics.html#naming-conventions)
(and avoiding reserved words) it's up to you.

> I'm looking for a static page

If you're only creating a static page, you don't need a model -- just
create a controller and a view.

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[Phil Dobbin]

On 01/03/2014 23:49, Hassan Schroeder wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Phil Dobbin <phild...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> `$ rails g scaffold Post title:string description:text`
>>
>> what is permissible or is there a list of words that can be used in
>> place of `Post`?
>
> You're creating a model -- other than adhering to the Rails
> conventions (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_basics.html#naming-conventions)
> (and avoiding reserved words) it's up to you.
>
>> I'm looking for a static page
>
> If you're only creating a static page, you don't need a model -- just
> create a controller and a view.
>
> HTH,
>

Hi, Hassan.

Thanks, that's a great help. I'm new to Rails & am spending most of my
time searching for basic stuff. I guess reading the guides at Ruby on
Rails is the first place to start.

Cheers,

Phil...

[Colin Law]

On 2 March 2014 00:13, Phil Dobbin <phild...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...

> Thanks, that's a great help. I'm new to Rails & am spending most of my
> time searching for basic stuff. I guess reading the guides at Ruby on
> Rails is the first place to start.

Also work right through a good tutorial such as railstutorial.org
(which is free to use online). That will show you the basics of
rails.

Colin

[Phil Dobbin]

Thanks for that, Colin.

I've also subscribed to Rails Cast Pro which is pretty good.

I'm really enjoying Rails. Long may it continue so...

[Colin Law]

On 2 March 2014 10:27, Phil Dobbin <phild...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 02/03/2014 09:10, Colin Law wrote:
>
>> On 2 March 2014 00:13, Phil Dobbin <phild...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Thanks, that's a great help. I'm new to Rails & am spending most of my
>>> time searching for basic stuff. I guess reading the guides at Ruby on
>>> Rails is the first place to start.
>>
>> Also work right through a good tutorial such as railstutorial.org
>> (which is free to use online). That will show you the basics of
>> rails.
>
> Thanks for that, Colin.
>
> I've also subscribed to Rails Cast Pro which is pretty good.
>
> I'm really enjoying Rails. Long may it continue so...

I also suggest sticking round here, make sure that for any posts that
you understand the question, that you also understand the answer. It
is a great way of learning, and in particular learning about aspects
that you did not even know existed.

Colin