I’m pretty new to ruby, and I’ve been grasping everything that I’ve read
pretty well. Now I want to convert my website to ruby (not rails yet) so
I can use ruby to create forms with the cgi library. My web hosting
doesn’t allow ruby to run with any other markup or scripting, so when I
turn ruby on I need to have my site already coded in ruby and ready to
go.
Considering that I’m new at this, I’m kind of lost. Yes I have searched
google, and the forums already. There’s information but it’s
overwhelming because it’s so much new information. What I really want is
just some guided direction. I’m not asking for people to write tutorials
for me or anything, although I wouldn’t mind some links to good
tutorials for this purpose specifically. I just want some quick
information like, what exactly should I study.
Also, I use HTML5 and CSS 3. I noticed that with cgi you cannot use
HTML5. Does that mean you can’t use HTML5 in any ruby code? What about
CSS 3?
I’m pretty new to ruby, and I’ve been grasping everything that I’ve read
pretty well. Now I want to convert my website to ruby (not rails yet) so
I can use ruby to create forms with the cgi library. My web hosting
doesn’t allow ruby to run with any other markup or scripting, so when I
turn ruby on I need to have my site already coded in ruby and ready to
go.
Now I want to convert my website to ruby (not rails yet) so
I can use ruby to create forms with the cgi library.
CGI? Archaic and pointless, IMO – if not Rails, there are other light
weight “frameworks” like Sinatra, Camping, Merb, etc. that you could
use instead.
My web hosting
doesn’t allow ruby to run with any other markup or scripting
That makes virtually no sense at all, but whatever…
Considering that I’m new at this, I’m kind of lost. Yes I have searched
google, and the forums already. There’s information but it’s
overwhelming because it’s so much new information.
Yep. Dive in and write a ‘hello world’ then, in CGI, Sinatra or whatever
you choose.
Also, I use HTML5 and CSS 3. I noticed that with cgi you cannot use
HTML5.
I meant, where in the world would you get the idea that “with cgi you
cannot use HTML5.”
Because I was reading about escaping HTML with .cgi and it didn’t say
you could use HTML5. Only 3 and several versions of 4.
"Only 3 and "… Wow. URL? That would have to be from
“When Webosaurs Walked the Earth”
Seriously, check the dates on your sources. I’d take anything more
than a couple of years old with a grain of salt
I didn’t even think about checking the date for some odd reason haha. I
think it was in one of my books, but they’re ebooks so it’s very
possible they’re outdated. You’ve cleared a lot up for me. Thanks!
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