Ar Chron wrote: > Dani Dani wrote: >> Thanky you both Marnen & Anubhaw. >> >> I did run the depot example application and even used debugger to see >> things from "inside", but still felt like someone who types in what he >> was told. The feeling is still there, if I had to do it myself, there >> are things I wouldN't know even they exist if they were not mentioned in >> the book. That is what I ment when I ask - where is the collection of >> all the methodes, helpers, ... of rails. I'll go to those sites you both >> have mentioned. I'm sure I'll come with further questions. >> I do apprciate your quick answer and your motivation to help. Thank you >> !. >> Dani. > > So start your own project. On something you already know, so your not > focused on "what data do I need", or "who are the users", or "how is the > data organized" - you know, all those domain knowledge questions that > are usually the most important things, and can instead focus on "how do > I do this in Rails". > > One of the most useful things I did early on was to scaffold a > rudimentary application for a person's information, then read through > and look at all the scaffolded routines, etc to see how rails wants to > work.
Hey, good advice (well, except that I usually counsel beginners away from scaffolding)! My first Rails project (after a false start) was a complete rewrite of an app I'd already created in PHP. I deliberately didn't copy the backend structure -- I wanted to make sure I used Rails as Rails -- but I did basically copy the UI exactly. It was a great learning experience, because I already knew how the app was supposed to work and could focus on the framework. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
