# "Hands on with Ruby on Rails"

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 2, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313 "2007-07-02T05:34:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sharon)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313/1 "2007-07-02T05:34:37Z")

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[Computerworld.com](http://Computerworld.com) has just posted a piece I’ve been working on (on and  
off over a few months) about learning Ruby on Rails. It’s pretty basic  
and is meant for people new to the framework. It also includes a listing  
of resources. You can see it at

> **[IT news, careers, business technology, reviews](https://www.computerworld.com/)**
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> Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: Windows, Mobile, Apple/enterprise, Office and productivity suites, collaboration, web browsers and blockchain, as well as relevant information about companies...

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**Author:** ![sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sharon)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313/2 "2007-07-02T09:24:05Z")

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Nice! I especially like the division in chapters. Most notably the  
‘Why’ chapter. Sometimes it is kinda hard to explain to people.

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**Author:** ![sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sharon)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313/3 "2007-07-02T10:28:12Z")

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Bookmarked for reading tomorrow.

Congrats on the article mate

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**Author:** ![sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sharon)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hands-on-with-ruby-on-rails/108313/4 "2007-07-02T15:19:50Z")

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Hi Sharon,

Sharon wrote:

> [Computerworld.com](http://Computerworld.com) has just posted a piece I’ve been working on (on and  
> off over a few months) about learning Ruby on Rails. It’s pretty basic  
> and is meant for people new to the framework. It also includes a listing  
> of resources.

Nice job!

A couple of things did jump out at me. On page 2, after introducing  
Instant  
Rails, you say " Installing RoR on a Linux machine is a bit more  
manual."  
There are packages for both Linux and OSX that are very similar to  
Instant  
Rails: Live CD and Locomotive. I also noticed that your resources  
section  
didn’t mention two that most of us consider essential: “Agile Web  
Development with Rails” and “Programming Ruby.” If the processes at  
Computerworld allow updates after publication, I’d recommend those.

In any event, welcome aboard!

Best regards,  
Bill