# Hi, new on ruby on rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 15, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307 "2010-08-15T13:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/1 "2010-08-15T13:07:03Z")
Hi, I am a student, I got an assignment, to create a twitter kind of social networking site, I am totally new on ruby on rails, I don’t know how to start working on it. Any suggestion? ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/2 "2010-08-15T14:51:50Z")
to create a full flash site like twitter is hard for a new bie Try make a simple one in a starting > **[A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails - Messages With Ajax - noupe](https://www.noupe.com/development/create-a-simple-twitter-app.html)** > > Ruby on Rails is a web application framework that promotes rapid development. Clients' demands are ever increasing yet they still expect the same quality of output. On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 8:08 AM, MLK [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > . > For more options, visit this group at > [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en). – Thanks: Rajeev sharma ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/3 "2010-08-15T16:27:14Z")
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM, MLK [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > I am a student, I got an assignment, to create a twitter kind of > social networking site, I am totally new on ruby on rails, I don’t > know how to start working on it. Any suggestion? I’d strongly recommend you to take a look at the ruby language first. At least the main features. There’s a nice guide[1] for this. There’s also a book with the same name. Ok, before anything else, you MUST read the Rails guides. Getting started guide will give you pretty much everything you need to get yourself in the road. After that, I suggest you to get the “Agile Web D. with Rails”[2] book. Hope it helps. ## [1][Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide](http://ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/) [2][http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Web-Development-Rails-Third/dp/1934356166/ref=dp\_ob\_title\_bk](http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Web-Development-Rails-Third/dp/1934356166/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) Leonardo M… There’s no place like ~ ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/4 "2010-08-15T18:27:14Z")
On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 09:26, Leonardo M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’d strongly recommend you to take a look at the ruby language first. There are 2 Ruby versions to look at if you are new, 1.8 and 1.9. Ruby 1.9 really is a step forward from 1.8, but there are 2 problems: 1. Ruby 1.9.1 segfaults with Rails, and 2) 1.9.2 isn’t out yet. So your choices are to stick with 1.8.7 (which has seen some backports from 1.9) or man up and use Ruby 1.9.2-RC2. That seems stable enough. Anyway, don’t use 1.9.1 for Rails. > Ok, before anything else, you MUST read the Rails guides. Same story, Rails 2.3.x is the stable one, but Rails 3 is just around the corner. Some apps are already using Rails 3 for production, so if you are absolutely new to it, learn that. ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/5 "2010-08-15T16:54:30Z")
rajeevsharma86 wrote: > to create a full flash site like twitter Twitter doesn’t use Flash. Come back when you actually have something accurate to say. > is hard for a new bie Try make > a > simple one in a starting > > [A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails - Messages With Ajax - noupe](http://www.noupe.com/ajax/create-a-simple-twitter-app.html) Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Sent from my iPhone ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/6 "2010-08-16T06:51:43Z")
hey Marnen Laibow-Koser, - ``` *i* *am *sorry *for that flash means in that ``` mail “Complete” . the acctual line should be there is this “\*to create a full flash/(Complete) site like twitter” - sorrry to all for incomplete sentance On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > > [A Simple Twitter App with Ruby on Rails - Messages With Ajax - noupe](http://www.noupe.com/ajax/create-a-simple-twitter-app.html) > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). – Thanks: Rajeev sharma ---
**Author:** ![MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@MLK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MLK)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-new-on-ruby-on-rails/193307/7 "2010-08-16T02:32:18Z")
Pablo Torres N. wrote: […] > Same story, Rails 2.3.x is the stable one, but Rails 3 is just around > the corner. Some apps are already using Rails 3 for production, so if > you are absolutely new to it, learn that. No. If you’re new to Rails, learn 2.3, the stable version that people are actually using. Deal with bleeding-edge Rails 3 when it’s actually stable and ready for release. Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Sent from my iPhone