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Jan 17, 2008 6:13am

Kumar K 1 post

I am new to ruby on rails technology … can u help me from the beginning on this, with online help

Jan 17, 2008 2:07pm

Steve Jones 12 posts

What exactly is the problem you need help with?

Jan 17, 2008 2:27pm

sathish 2 posts

post your questions

Jan 18, 2008 9:42am

Simon Krollp... 7 posts

Try to mess up first :) best way to get started.

Apr 3, 2008 4:27pm

Eric Gruber 2 posts

Kumar K, prepare to be frustrated.

I’m somewhat new to Rails as well, and here’s what I know.

All the books about Ruby on Rails are for versions before Rails 2. From what I can see, there were some pretty significantly changes in Rails, at least, significant enough to make the code from those books not work properly.

You’ll either have to a.) learn how to install the older version of Rails for the book your working on and freeze it so it doesn’t update, or b.) spend half your time scouring through forum posts to see how to update the code for the book you’re working through to Rails 2.

I hope that helps. I’m as frustrated as can be with Rails at the moment, so take my words with that grain of salt.

However, I’ll add that when it works, Rails is exhilarating to learn and make applications with. So, it’s worth the effort.

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Jan 17, 2008 6:13am Kumar K 1 post	I am new to ruby on rails technology … can u help me from the beginning on this, with online help

Jan 17, 2008 2:07pm Steve Jones 12 posts	What exactly is the problem you need help with?

Jan 17, 2008 2:27pm sathish 2 posts	post your questions

Jan 18, 2008 9:42am Simon Krollp... 7 posts	Try to mess up first :) best way to get started.

Apr 3, 2008 4:27pm Eric Gruber 2 posts	Kumar K, prepare to be frustrated. I’m somewhat new to Rails as well, and here’s what I know. All the books about Ruby on Rails are for versions before Rails 2. From what I can see, there were some pretty significantly changes in Rails, at least, significant enough to make the code from those books not work properly. You’ll either have to a.) learn how to install the older version of Rails for the book your working on and freeze it so it doesn’t update, or b.) spend half your time scouring through forum posts to see how to update the code for the book you’re working through to Rails 2. I hope that helps. I’m as frustrated as can be with Rails at the moment, so take my words with that grain of salt. However, I’ll add that when it works, Rails is exhilarating to learn and make applications with. So, it’s worth the effort.