# Help and guidance

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-and-guidance/87082>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 28, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-and-guidance/87082 "2007-02-28T02:01:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![New2Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@New2Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/New2Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-and-guidance/87082/1 "2007-02-28T02:01:59Z")

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We are trying to develop a website for a new idea of ours. We have  
been evaluating drupal and [asp.net](http://asp.net) so far as a platform. And then we  
were referred to ruby on rails. I shall briefly highlight my  
background in programming. I will greatly appreciate if people can  
direct me to relevant material specially for beginners which rapidly  
help me evaluate this platform.

— C/C++ highly proficient (BS and PhD in computer science)  
— NO experience in web development whatsoever

Thanks

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**Author:** ![New2Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a5b964/32.png) [@New2Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/New2Ruby)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-and-guidance/87082/2 "2007-02-28T02:26:14Z")

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Try this one:

> **[Get On Track with Ruby on Rails — SitePoint](https://www.sitepoint.com/ruby-on-rails/)**
>
> Read Get On Track with Ruby on Rails and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.

Shauna