rails beginner training

[Derek Smith]

Will any recommened quality training, online or instructor lead of rails
for beginners? Do I need to have a solid background in Ruby first? I
don't, its more beginner too, but I have been writing Perl for 8 years
now.

thank you!
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[Lakshmi Narayana]

just check out these books

head first rails..

its a good start ...

[Alpha Blue]

If you understand programming and learn quickly, you can start by just
reading a good solid book on ruby to gain an understanding of how
classes and objects work. Once you achieve that understanding you are
ready for rails.

IMHO, you can always learn a lot. I've read the following books in
order:

Apress - Beginning Ruby - From Novice to Professional
Foundation Rails 2
Agile Web Development with Rails 3rd Edition
Enterprise Integration with Ruby

Check out this topic here:

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/191189

[Conrad Taylor]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Derek Smith <rails-mai...@andreas-s.net> wrote:

Will any recommened quality training, online or instructor lead of rails
for beginners?  Do I need to have a solid background in Ruby first?  I
don't, its more beginner too, but I have been writing Perl for 8 years
now.

thank you!

For instructor led courses, I would recommend the following:

http://www.pragmaticstudio.com/rails

For online resources, I would recommend the following:

http://guides.rails.info/

Next, I would recommend the following books:

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ruby/programming-ruby

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/rails3/agile-web-development-with-rails-third-edition

Futhermore, if you're looking for a deeper understanding of the 

Ruby object model, you might want to take a look at the following

screencast series:

http://www.pragprog.com/screencasts/v-dtrubyom/the-ruby-object-model-and-metaprogramming

Note:  The above series is worth its weight in gold.

Last but not least, this is a minimum list of resources that should get you on your way to

getting a firm grasp of both Ruby and Rails and it's also good but not necessary to have a 

good understanding of Ruby before you begin Rails.

Good luck,

-Conrad