Ruby on Rails

IMO, the *single* most important thing to switch to becoming a
developer is to understand how to structure and break down problems
into solvable software components. To me, this far more important than
learning any particular language, as designing solutions to problems
is at the heart of software development.

That said, there aren't that many sources for learning sort of thing.
Latest book I've seen that seems to do a good job is "Think Like a
Programmer" by V. Anton Spraul
(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13590009-think-like-a-programmer).

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Ole Ingemann Kjørmo
<ole.kjormo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting story. I can tell you are in the same boat as myself.
> I am moving on from the oil industry with background in geophysics into
> starting our own small IT company with a friend (our products are mainly
> build on Ruby+Rails). My interest for RoR
> started 2-3 years ago and I have since learned a LOT and still learning.
>
> Some pages for I use for inspiration and learning:
> - DHH and everything from Basecamp
> - Codeschool.com
> - Railscasts
> - http://www.railstutorial.org
>
> Now... coming back to this mailing-list I hope you can teach me more and
> also
> that I might contribute. (to some of the easier questions :))
>
> Ole from norway
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 1, 2014 5:16:58 PM UTC+2, john...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. I'm an operations manager for a
>> natural food manufacturer who through his working career discovered a love
>> for databases (i really like to normalize data - if you have some data
>> needs, let me know) and after a bunch of fits and starts with asp, php,
>> etc...i finally (at 40) found ruby and ruby on rails. It's tough going
>> because of the amount of hours I work but it helps to know there are others
>> out there.
>>
>> I learned ruby first using various tutorials, ruby the hard way is an
>> excellent free online resource, the pragmatic video course is always good,
>> as was pines programming book from the pragmatic book shelf. For Rails I'm
>> trying to get through Hartl's tutorial again (about a year ago I got halfway
>> through but left it off for a variety of reasons and needed to start over).
>> I have built some ruby apps that download and parse nba information from
>> ESPN.com (but not perfectly - nees some tweaking beyond me) but I find the
>> biggest issue is finding something to build for a portfolio.
>>
>> One person of advice is that i'd avoid the agile rails book from pragmatic
>> - they use scaffolds - i don't like scaffolds and feel they create more code
>> than you need if you really know what you're doing.
>>
>> I have lots of web site ideas but most of them are 'complex' ideas - does
>> anyone have any suggestion on a good 'first project' idea? I mean even when
>> i get into designing a more robust blog system I get bogged down in threaded
>> replies, and the idea of formatting text with an easy editor - my brain
>> won't stop thinking ahead.
>>
>> If there's any other career switchers out there like this maybe we could
>> form our own little 'group' to help each other out?
>> On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:54:56 AM UTC-7, Ruby-Forum.com User wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> I'm currently working in the medical equipment research and development
>>> industry and I'm looking to switch industries to become a Rails
>>> developer. I've been focusing on getting to know Ruby for the past
>>> couple months and am feeling fairly comfortable with it. I want to start
>>> moving on and start on Rails now, but want some people's opinions on
>>> where to start.
>>>
>>> How'd you all get started?
>>> Did any of you switch industries in to Rails development?
>>>
>>> I'd be very interested in talking to someone who did switch industries
>>> successfully after studying Ruby/Rails independently. I'm a quick
>>> learner so picking up all these languages isn't a problem and just takes
>>> time, but I would really like some advice on how to reach that end goal
>>> of actually landing a job as a Rails developer (freelance work, where I
>>> should be before I START looking for freelance jobs, developing a Rails
>>> portfolio, etc.).
>>>
>>> Seeing someone else's Rails portfolio would be a huge help!
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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