# Starting Ruby On Rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 11, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-ruby-on-rails/65872 "2006-02-11T13:30:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anil)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-ruby-on-rails/65872/1 "2006-02-11T13:30:39Z")
Hi, i m a web developer(php,ajax). i want to start with ruby on rails. can one suggest me online tutorials for ruby on rails? How would i start with ruby on rails,i knew something about ruby? editor for ruby on rails? Plase… Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anil)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-ruby-on-rails/65872/2 "2006-02-11T14:27:33Z")
On Saturday 11 Feb 2006 12:30, Anil wrote: > can one suggest me online tutorials for ruby on rails? > How would i start with ruby on rails,i knew something about ruby? > editor for ruby on rails? Hi Anil, Take a look at: [http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/onlampTutorialRevised](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/onlampTutorialRevised) Also check the two OnLamp tutorials linked at the top. If you’re looking for a book, this one is pretty much the “definitive” Rails book at the moment: [http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails/index.html](http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/rails/index.html) It’s available as PDF or on paper. As for an editor, that depends what platform you’re on. I use Kate here in KDE (Linux), Textmate for Mac OSX is meant to be awesome, but I really don’t have a clue what’s good in Windows land these days. Perhaps Textpad or Editpad (there’s a free “Lite” version that I occasionally use, but haven’t used either for Rails development). Ultimately any text editor will do the job, but some will do it better than others. You definitely want one that can have multiple files open at the same time, and Ruby syntax highlighting would be a helpful bonus (often this can be downloaded separately from a 3rd party, so try Googling for it once you’ve picked an editor). Since you already do PHP, I’m quite tempted to just say use the same editor you use for that, though it depends what it is. I don’t know if I’d use Dreamweaver for Rails, but then I’m the sort of person who wouldn’t use Dreamweaver for anything anyway, so my opinion on that is pretty irrelevant! Also, a few more useful links for you: Rails API: [http://api.rubyonrails.com/](http://api.rubyonrails.com/) Ruby Reference (though for Ruby 1.6): [http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/](http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/) Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby: [http://poignantguide.net/ruby/](http://poignantguide.net/ruby/) Hope that helps get you started! Good luck! Cheers, ~Dave – Dave S. Rent-A-Monkey Website Development > **[Tree Removal Service For Home & Businesses in Salt Lake City, UT](https://www.rentamonkey.com/)** > > Rent A Monkey Tree Service provides the safest, highest-quality tree removal for Salt Lake City, UT homes and businesses. Request a service today! PGP Key: [http://www.rentamonkey.com/pgpkey.asc](http://www.rentamonkey.com/pgpkey.asc) ---
**Author:** ![anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anil)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-ruby-on-rails/65872/3 "2006-02-11T21:06:34Z")
Daniel da Veiga wrote: > On 2/11/06, Dave S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > KDE (Linux), Textmate for Mac OSX is meant to be awesome, but I really don’t > > Since you already do PHP, I’m quite tempted to just say use the same editor > > you use for that, though it depends what it is. I don’t know if I’d use > > Dreamweaver for Rails, but then I’m the sort of person who wouldn’t use > > Dreamweaver for anything anyway, so my opinion on that is pretty irrelevant! > > If you’re using windows, RadRails is a good choice, started using it > and I was pretty impressed, of course, its not just a text editor, but > a complete IDE, wich includes creating and running the servers for > each app, generate stuff, tail -f for logs, a console, an excelent > editor and more. Also, I’ve used VIM for Windows and Linux, but then, > I use it for everything, so, my opinion is irrelevant as its Dare’s > one about Dreamweaver… If you never used Rails, check the site > [www.rubyonrails.org](http://www.rubyonrails.org) at Screencasts and take a look at that .mov video > of a blog creation using rails, pretty impressive… > > > ~Dave > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > – > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E— W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- > PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+\* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ I’ve found jEdit ([http://www.jedit.org](http://www.jedit.org)) with the Ruby plugin ([Ruby Editor Plugin for jEdit](http://jedit.org/ruby/)) to be a great choice. If you go with jEdit, the OpenIt, BufferTabs, and SuperAbbrevs plugins are extremely helpful. SuperAbbrevs lets you create those template-like things that Textmate has (Snippets) that you see DHH use in the video. The great thing about jEdit is that it’s platform-independant, and you can customize it a great deal (such as changing keyboard shortcuts). Finally, the Editor Scheme plugin comes with a number of nice colors schemes. ---
**Author:** ![anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@anil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anil)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-ruby-on-rails/65872/4 "2006-02-11T14:41:07Z")
On 2/11/06, Dave S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > KDE (Linux), Textmate for Mac OSX is meant to be awesome, but I really don’t > Since you already do PHP, I’m quite tempted to just say use the same editor > you use for that, though it depends what it is. I don’t know if I’d use > Dreamweaver for Rails, but then I’m the sort of person who wouldn’t use > Dreamweaver for anything anyway, so my opinion on that is pretty irrelevant! If you’re using windows, RadRails is a good choice, started using it and I was pretty impressed, of course, its not just a text editor, but a complete IDE, wich includes creating and running the servers for each app, generate stuff, tail -f for logs, a console, an excelent editor and more. Also, I’ve used VIM for Windows and Linux, but then, I use it for everything, so, my opinion is irrelevant as its Dare’s one about Dreamweaver… If you never used Rails, check the site [www.rubyonrails.org](http://www.rubyonrails.org) at Screencasts and take a look at that .mov video of a blog creation using rails, pretty impressive… > ~Dave > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E— W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+\* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------