# Ruby on Rails for Begineers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 19, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563 "2006-08-19T09:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/1 "2006-08-19T09:25:12Z")

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Hi guys,

Can anyone suggest more sites and books for someone wanting to learn  
Ruby on Rails who hasn’t had any past or very little programming  
experience?

Thanks in advance!

Excited 🙂  
Jamie

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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/2 "2006-08-19T09:26:25Z")

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James L. wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> Can anyone suggest more sites and books for someone wanting to learn  
> Ruby on Rails who hasn’t had any past or very little programming  
> experience?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Excited 🙂  
> Jamie

Wow, how ironic I spelt beginners wrong…

So sorry,  
Jamie

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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/3 "2006-08-19T10:28:28Z")

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The two bibles of the Ruby on Rails world are

Agile Web D. with Rails?Second Edition  
[http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html](http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails2/index.html)  
(Technically the second edition is not out yet. But you can buy the PDF  
beta)

Programming Ruby (aka The Pickaxe book)

> **[Programming Ruby (2nd edition)](https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby/index.html)**
>
> We improve the lives of professional developers. We create timely, practical books on classic and cutting-edge topics to help you learn and practice your craft, and accelerate your career. Come learn with us.

And here are the most important links. Some tutorials may contain  
outdated code and techniques though.

Rails:

> **[RUBYCORNER.COM](https://www.rubycorner.com/)**
>
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>
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> **[Top Ruby on Rails Tutorials - Digital Media Minute](https://www.digitalmediaminute.com/article/1816/top-ruby-on-rails-tutorials)**
>
> A former student asked me a few days ago how I learned Ruby on Rails. The answer was that I simply read a lot of great tutorials. So in the spirit of sharing, here is the tutorial I found most useful: Intro to Ruby on Rails – Scott Chow offers his...

[http://www.econsultant.com/web-developer/ruby-rails-tutorials/](http://www.econsultant.com/web-developer/ruby-rails-tutorials/)

Ruby:  
[http://poignantguide.net/ruby/](http://poignantguide.net/ruby/)

> **[Ruby Inside: The Ruby Blog](http://www.rubyinside.com/)**
>
> The biggest Ruby and Rails blog since 2006 - tutorials, news, and lots more

[http://programmingishard.com/tag/ruby](http://programmingishard.com/tag/ruby)  
[http://www.dzone.com/links/tag/ruby.html](http://www.dzone.com/links/tag/ruby.html)

On 8/19/06, James L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > Excited 🙂

## –

Jon Gretar B.  
[http://www.jongretar.net/](http://www.jongretar.net/)

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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/4 "2008-10-28T06:13:42Z")

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Great upcoming blogs for Ruby On Rails developers.

[http://rubyonrails-programming.blogspot.com/](http://rubyonrails-programming.blogspot.com/)

[http://rubyonrails4all.blogspot.com/](http://rubyonrails4all.blogspot.com/)

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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/5 "2006-08-19T11:08:31Z")

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PuneRuby is a great site for beginners. You can visit it at  
[www.puneruby.com/blog](http://www.puneruby.com/blog). It also has a few free eBooks on Ruby and Rails  
at [http://www.puneruby.com/blog/?page\_id=6](http://www.puneruby.com/blog/?page_id=6)

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**Author:** ![jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jameslabocki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jameslabocki)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-for-begineers/65563/6 "2008-10-28T06:14:18Z")

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Great upcoming blogs for Ruby On Rails developers.

[http://rubyonrails-programming.blogspot.com/](http://rubyonrails-programming.blogspot.com/)

[http://rubyonrails4all.blogspot.com/](http://rubyonrails4all.blogspot.com/)