Next up: Ruby on Rails Tutorial

Since completing the Beginning Ruby book a couple of weeks ago I have dabbled with Sinatra, but I’m just not getting it. Being a complete newbie I really need my handheld and the material available to learn Sinatra just wasn’t working for me. Why I went with Sinatra instead of Rails as my next step? I have no idea, but I’m going to Rails now. There is a great community here in Houston to help me out and there is no shortage of tutorials, screen casts and books on Rails. I am a little concerned about the upcoming Rail 3 release and what that will mean for someone starting out with Rails 2.x. However I may have found the material to help me out. Michael Hartl is writing a Ruby on Rails tutorial. As he states at the beginning:

Though the Ruby on Rails web framework benefits from a wealth of learning resources—including books, blogs, and screencasts—many of them assume a substantial background in Rails. Ruby on Rails Tutorial is designed to give you this background. By the time you finish this book, you will have a solid foundation in Rails programming, ready to benefit from more advanced Rails resources.

That sounds like exactly what I need! So I’m jumping in. Michael is in the process of writing the book and is making the drafts available. I’ll be providing feedback on what is confusing to me, as I represent his target audience.