Rails Training Cont.

So the Rails training that I was in went really well. I think that for anyone who is considering getting into the world of Rails would benefit from a class like this one. However, if you have been using Rails for a little while and have been reading through Agile Web Development with Rails, there will be little benefit from a class like this. Pretty much everything in the first 10 chapters of the book is covered, so if you have gone through that you may not want to take a class like this. On the other hand it was cool to hear from someone who has been using rails for a while to see what tools and plugins they use to work on their projects.

For example:

• ZenTest - awesome continuous integration tool.
• redgreen - some fluff for the output of ZenTest.
• rcov - amazing code coverage tool.
  

These were just some of the things that Brandon talked about that I am already using in my project. I think there is a lot to be said about attending a class. Sometimes its not so much the language or the framework that you really get out of a training class as it is the real world experience and tips from someone who knows what he is talking about.


Go write some code!!!

Rails Training

So here is a quick post. I am sitting in a training facility here in SF taking a 4 day Rails training course from Marakana lead by Brandon Keepers. Today is day 1 and so far so good. The class is small and the instructor is smart. I think that this is going to be a great class.

Today is just an intro to the Rails framework with an overview of Ruby. I am still very impressed with Rails and with this class I hope that I can get my noob questions answered.

Go write some code!

Ruby On Rails

So, I have been playing around with Rails for a few weeks now and I must say that this is probably the happiest I have ever been. Writing simple clean code that just makes sense and works is awesome! Models that have the data access in them, awesome! Controllers that just control and map to a view, awesome! I could go on and on and on about how much I love this language. Java is solid, but Rails is easy, fast and simple. I could write about something in particular, but at this point in time there isn't much that I could say that someone else hasn't said.

I need to start looking into the unit testing side of things for Rails. I know that there is some info on Ruby unit testing in the pickaxe book and there is some testing info in the agile web dev book ( both from pragmatic programmers ). These are some of the best books ever. I must say that everything that I have read that has 'David Thomas' on the cover has been just awesome.

If there is anyone reading this, which at this point there is no one, feel free to comment on this topic.


Also, if you are writing a fB app like everyone else in the world and are using Rails you have to check out rFacebook. Seriously, this makes the whole process of getting up and running, writing a facebook app stupid simple... a couple of lines of code and kablammo! you are off to the races... Start writing the next stupid app that gets bought by some big corporation for millions only because they aren't agile enough to write their own!!!!! Crazy! Seriously!


Go write some code... OUT!

Ruby On Rails

So last night I finally took the plunge into the world of Ruby on Rails. While I have yet to start writing any code, I did get MySQL, Ruby, and Rails installed. Now I am looking for a good editor for the darn files. I use Eclipse for my Java development and am pretty sure that there are some Ruby plugins for it, but it was late and I needed to go to bed.

Any how, I finally started this adventure since an old friend of mine runs Pirates Press, which is a record pressing company, and he is going to need someone to help enhance and maintain his site. So, I am sure that I will be posting about my adventures with Ruby On Rails.

I guess I need to visit Amazon and get a book on it... That might be the best thing for now.