# New scripter looking for some buds

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-scripter-looking-for-some-buds/127762>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 1, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-scripter-looking-for-some-buds/127762 "2008-02-01T02:35:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peterpiper)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-scripter-looking-for-some-buds/127762/1 "2008-02-01T02:35:10Z")

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I’m new to this ruby thing and was hoping I could find one or two other  
people who were also new to it and we could collaborate via e-mail or IM  
or something. Let me know. I’d eventually like to work up to using ruby  
for a MUD or some type of database work.

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**Author:** ![peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peterpiper)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-scripter-looking-for-some-buds/127762/2 "2008-02-01T14:32:15Z")

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> I am new to Ruby as well - and so far loving it. I currently work with a  
> lot of MS SQL databases, (have just recently loaded mysql) and was  
> hoping to  
> apply Ruby and Ruby-on-Rails towards database apps and reporting. Would  
> like  
> to ‘share’ as we move forward.

Also a question for the more experienced: I am currently using NetBeans  
on  
Windows (think it is a great IDE). I have no experience with Linux,  
however  
would it be worth investing the time to transition over and learn Ruby  
on  
that platform? (I just ran into my first issues with trying to deploy a  
very  
simple rails app - many hours and still not resolved, think it is  
probably  
OS related).

Regards,

Ashley

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**Author:** ![peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peterpiper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peterpiper)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-scripter-looking-for-some-buds/127762/3 "2008-02-01T16:23:01Z")

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Ian E^n wrote:

> I’m new to this ruby thing and was hoping I could find one or two other  
> people who were also new to it and we could collaborate via e-mail or IM  
> or something. Let me know. I’d eventually like to work up to using ruby  
> for a MUD or some type of database work.

what type of database work/MUD?  
I’m new like lunar beer.