# Rails training

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 30, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987 "2009-07-30T21:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/1 "2009-07-30T21:11:02Z")

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I asked this in the Rails forum, but no replies, so…  
Will any recommend quality training, online or instructor lead of rails  
for beginners? Do I need to have a solid background in Ruby first? I  
don’t, its more beginner too, but I have been writing Perl for 8 years  
now.

thank you!

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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/2 "2009-07-30T21:38:38Z")

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There is an excellent course offered from the Big Nerd Ranch in Atlanta.  
Check it out [http://www.bignerdranch.com/](http://www.bignerdranch.com/)  
Charles Brian Q. is the instructor and he is really good.  
If you decide to go, tell them Rachel N. sent you. 🙂

Thank you,  
Rachel S Nichol

Hargray’s mission: To envision and deliver customer delight

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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/3 "2009-07-30T22:04:59Z")

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Hi Derek,

I did it the hard way, I bought the Agile Web D. with Rails  
book,  
read it multiple times, then built the depot demo app multiple times (I  
kept  
screwing up and missing a step or two). Download the code from the web  
site  
and keep it locally, it makes things way simpler.

I now have a beginner’s concept of Rails, many of the subtle techniques  
still elude me, but I have built successful web apps with Rails.

2009/7/30 Derek S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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–  
Regards,

Ken

Seek wisdom through disbelief

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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/4 "2009-08-02T03:44:57Z")

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Brian C. wrote:

> Ken B. wrote:
> 
> > I bought the Agile Web D. with Rails  
> > book,  
> > read it multiple times, then built the depot demo app multiple times
> 
> For someone with 8 years Perl experience, that’s the way I’d recommend  
> too. Buy the pragprog Programming Ruby book too (but not the 1.9  
> version)

Yeah, but I do program daily like some here. I use it as a tool in my  
HPUX, AIX, and SUSE sysadmin belt. I have many ruby and rails pdf  
files, but i enjoy classroom style learning so I am strongly considering  
taking this:

[http://ideafoundry.info/ruby-on-rails?gclid=CIOQyZfj\_psCFRHxDAodAVRs-w](http://ideafoundry.info/ruby-on-rails?gclid=CIOQyZfj_psCFRHxDAodAVRs-w)

What you think? Anyone know of these two gentlemen?

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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/5 "2009-07-31T14:48:20Z")

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Ken B. wrote:

> I bought the Agile Web D. with Rails  
> book,  
> read it multiple times, then built the depot demo app multiple times

For someone with 8 years Perl experience, that’s the way I’d recommend  
too. Buy the pragprog Programming Ruby book too (but not the 1.9  
version)

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**Author:** ![bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987/6 "2009-08-02T03:45:32Z")

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Brian C. wrote:

> Ken B. wrote:
> 
> > I bought the Agile Web D. with Rails  
> > book,  
> > read it multiple times, then built the depot demo app multiple times
> 
> For someone with 8 years Perl experience, that’s the way I’d recommend  
> too. Buy the pragprog Programming Ruby book too (but not the 1.9  
> version)

Yeah, but I do not program daily like some here. I use it as a tool in  
my HPUX, AIX, and SUSE sysadmin belt. I have many ruby and rails pdf  
files, but i enjoy classroom style learning so I am strongly considering  
taking this:

[http://ideafoundry.info/ruby-on-rails?gclid=CIOQyZfj\_psCFRHxDAodAVRs-w](http://ideafoundry.info/ruby-on-rails?gclid=CIOQyZfj_psCFRHxDAodAVRs-w)

What you think? Anyone know of these two gentlemen?