# Newbie

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie/89052>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 16, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie/89052 "2007-03-16T19:32:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prgmr)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie/89052/1 "2007-03-16T19:32:11Z")

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how do i get started?? need everything from hardware advice on server  
plus hardware advice on dev station, etc.

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**Author:** ![prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prgmr)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie/89052/2 "2007-03-16T19:39:04Z")

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prgmr wrote:

> how do i get started?? need everything from hardware advice on server  
> plus hardware advice on dev station, etc.

> **[Radar - O’Reilly](https://www.oreilly.com/radar/)**
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> Now, next, and beyond: Tracking need-to-know trends at the intersection of business and technology

and  
[http://rails.homelinux.org/](http://rails.homelinux.org/)  
are good starter tutorials. Good luck with that

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**Author:** ![prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@prgmr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prgmr)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie/89052/3 "2007-03-16T20:47:20Z")

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Hi,

prgmr wrote:

> how do i get started?? need everything from  
> hardware advice on server plus hardware  
> advice on dev station, etc.

I recommend the following.

Rails is available in very easy to use packages for pretty much any dev  
environment you might have.  
For Windows, use Instant Rails.  
For Mac OS X, use Locomotive.  
For Linux, try the Rails LiveCD.

Start with an online tutorial or two. Then pick up “Agile Web  
Development  
with Rails” and work through the Depot tutorial. Then take what you’ve  
learned about Rails’ basic capabilities and apply it to a small test  
project  
that’s relevant to your context / interests / needs. You’ll end up  
picking  
up other reference materials like “Programming Ruby” before you’re very  
far  
along. Then, if you find that Rails suits you and your needs, worry  
about  
the other stuff above.

Best regards,  
Bill