Getting started with Ruby on Rails

These are some of the tutorials and guides I’ve found most helpful while picking up Ruby on Rails 3.

Ruby language:

• http://strugglingwithruby.blogspot.com/2008/11/contents-page.html
• http://www.zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/QuickRef.html

Installing Rails on Windows:

• http://railsinstaller.org/

Best “my first app” walk-through:

• http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html

Using “remote” to ajaxify links and forms:

• http://www.alfajango.com/blog/rails-3-remote-links-and-forms/
• http://www.alfajango.com/blog/rails-3-remote-links-and-forms-data-type-with-jquery/

“Unobtrusive JS” library that ships with Rails 3:

• http://www.slideshare.net/philcrissman/ujs-in-rails-3-6775992
• http://www.alfajango.com/blog/rails-jquery-ujs-now-interactive/

Use Twitter Bootstrap with Rails:

• http://railscasts.com/episodes/328-twitter-bootstrap-basics