Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-04 Thread tonypm

What I actually find most important is being able to do a well worded 
google search (I sometimes wonder if there should be a qualification for 
that in itself lol?).  The Ruby and the Rails forums are very friendly and 
helpful.  

I usually start a google search with Ruby or Rails and the version number, 
followed by a question that tries to avoid using common phrases. 

Finding a past thread relating to something you are trying to achieve can 
very often lead to an excellent discussion with different approaches to 
doing things.   I nearly always find someone has written something worth 
reading.

How you go about learning, also depends on your main goal.  Is it to get an 
app up and running, or is it to become more proficient as a programmer (I 
am guessing probably some of both)

Occasionally digging into some existing code can highlight areas where you 
may want to improve your understanding.  Particularly when thinking about 
how to structure a program. 

If you want to learn Ruby, then any Ruby based framework is likely to help, 
although I only have experience of Rails.  What I do think is that Rails 
opinionated approach can help you to formulate some good approaches to your 
own development.


Using a framework is a great way to build an app, but may not be the best 
way to get to understand how to develop in an object orientated way.  For 
this, following the tutorial in the Ruby Book, is a start.  What I found 
great fun and very challenging was developing a small app using GTK2 and 
Ruby.  With GTK you can build a small window based app, although getting 
your head around the API can be a bit challenging.  But starting something 
from scratch is useful to get to understand how to structure your folders, 
where to put your code and how to define and build objects etc.

Just my thoughts!



On Sunday, 2 September 2012 15:06:24 UTC+1, ACK wrote:
>
> thats the best advice i have ever got => Thanks
>
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 7:27 PM, Peter Hickman 
> 
> > wrote:
>
>> Programming in Ruby will improve your Ruby skills.
>>
>> Work on non trivial projects that involve things that you have not
>> done before and see them through to completion. This way you will gain
>> experience and hone your skills. Reflect upon the quality of your
>> work. Criticise your own work. Find your own mistakes and learn from
>> them.
>>
>> There is no shortcut.
>>
>> Having said that just sticking to what you know and not venturing
>> beyond your comfort zone will result in little growth despite how much
>> effort you put in to it.
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Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-02 Thread ANIKET KADAM
thats the best advice i have ever got => Thanks

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 7:27 PM, Peter Hickman <
peterhickman...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Programming in Ruby will improve your Ruby skills.
>
> Work on non trivial projects that involve things that you have not
> done before and see them through to completion. This way you will gain
> experience and hone your skills. Reflect upon the quality of your
> work. Criticise your own work. Find your own mistakes and learn from
> them.
>
> There is no shortcut.
>
> Having said that just sticking to what you know and not venturing
> beyond your comfort zone will result in little growth despite how much
> effort you put in to it.
>
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Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-02 Thread Peter Hickman
Programming in Ruby will improve your Ruby skills.

Work on non trivial projects that involve things that you have not
done before and see them through to completion. This way you will gain
experience and hone your skills. Reflect upon the quality of your
work. Criticise your own work. Find your own mistakes and learn from
them.

There is no shortcut.

Having said that just sticking to what you know and not venturing
beyond your comfort zone will result in little growth despite how much
effort you put in to it.

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Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-02 Thread ANIKET KADAM
can you tell me which rubygems will improve my ruby skills

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 2:00 PM, ANIKET KADAM wrote:

> sure, any book to improve ruby skills
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Colin Law  wrote:
>
>> On 2 September 2012 09:17, ACK  wrote:
>> > hi i m just curious to know will framework will improve my Ruby Skills
>> > Rails
>> > Sinatra
>> > Padrino
>>
>> The best way to improve your Ruby skills is to use Ruby.  It makes
>> little difference what you do with it, just do something.
>>
>> Try them all then you will not only improve your Ruby skills but learn
>> about all the frameworks at the same time.
>>
>> Colin
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Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-02 Thread ANIKET KADAM
sure, any book to improve ruby skills

On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Colin Law  wrote:

> On 2 September 2012 09:17, ACK  wrote:
> > hi i m just curious to know will framework will improve my Ruby Skills
> > Rails
> > Sinatra
> > Padrino
>
> The best way to improve your Ruby skills is to use Ruby.  It makes
> little difference what you do with it, just do something.
>
> Try them all then you will not only improve your Ruby skills but learn
> about all the frameworks at the same time.
>
> Colin
>
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Re: [Rails] Which Framework will improve my Ruby Skills?

2012-09-02 Thread Colin Law
On 2 September 2012 09:17, ACK  wrote:
> hi i m just curious to know will framework will improve my Ruby Skills
> Rails
> Sinatra
> Padrino

The best way to improve your Ruby skills is to use Ruby.  It makes
little difference what you do with it, just do something.

Try them all then you will not only improve your Ruby skills but learn
about all the frameworks at the same time.

Colin

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