# Complete newbie

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 9, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227 "2007-03-09T00:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sterling)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227/1 "2007-03-09T00:37:21Z")

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I have experience with html, css, php, and some with mysql. My co  
workers set me up with ruby on rails and radrails. Where can I go te  
get a good tutorial that will help me get started?

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**Author:** ![Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sterling)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227/2 "2007-03-09T01:08:36Z")

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[http://railshandbook.com/](http://railshandbook.com/)

On 3/9/07, Sterling [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I have experience with html, css, php, and some with mysql. My co  
> workers set me up with ruby on rails and radrails. Where can I go te  
> get a good tutorial that will help me get started?
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> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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–  
Husein C.,  
CEO, CTO  
Yucca Intelligence Development

> **[قفل دیجیتال | قفل هوشمند | قفل الکترونیکی کره‌ای | یوکا](https://yuccahq.com/)**
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**Author:** ![Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sterling)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227/3 "2007-03-09T01:55:41Z")

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On Mar 8, 5:37 pm, Sterling [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I have experience with html, css, php, and some with mysql. My co  
> workers set me up with ruby on rails and radrails. Where can I go te  
> get a good tutorial that will help me get started?

Without a doubt, start with this book (you can get the pdf, or paper,  
or both):

[http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html)

I also found this book really good:

[http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Rails-Techniques-Developers/dp/1932394699/ref=pd\_bbs\_sr\_1/104-2720261-0312701?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173401673&sr=8-1](http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Rails-Techniques-Developers/dp/1932394699/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2720261-0312701?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173401673&sr=8-1)

Jeff

> **[Hey Daddio!](http://softiesonrails.com)**
>
> Home of Hey Daddio Software

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**Author:** ![Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sterling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sterling)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/complete-newbie/88227/4 "2007-03-09T02:22:45Z")

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Yes, I agree with Jeff. The bible absoultly is AWDwR, 2n Ed. [1] But  
if you want to know what goes under the hood, try to learn Ruby  
completely.

Ruby for Rails [2] is a _great_ book, and Ruby P.ming [3] is a must  
read.

[1] [http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html)  
[2] [Ruby for Rails](http://www.manning.com/black/)  
[3] [https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby/programming-ruby-2nd-edition/](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html)

On 3/9/07, Jeff [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> >

–  
Husein C.,  
CEO, CTO  
Yucca Intelligence Development

> **[قفل دیجیتال | قفل هوشمند | قفل الکترونیکی کره‌ای | یوکا](https://yuccahq.com/)**
>
> نگران قیمت بی‌ثبات هستی؟ از تخصصی‌ترین برند قفل هوشمند با اطمینان و تضمین قیمت خرید کن! معتبرترین برند کره جنوبی:قفل الکترونیکی یوکا همین الان تماس بگیرید و از تخفیف‌های شگفت‌انگیز ما استفاده کنید.

We make the web a better place!