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Ruby

Posted by Johnathan Rowley
Johnathan Rowley
3,842 Points

Am I ready?

Hi i want to start in the Rails Development Track i already know Html ,CSS already inside out . Or do i still need to take the Front End Track before the Rails Track please let me know thank you.

3 Answers

Michael Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez
15,211 Points
Michael Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez
15,211 Points

You should take the front-end development course in my opinion. I did the same and found that knowing some Programing concepts such as arrays, classes and objects are very very help. You will pick up the terminology much quicker.

Also, make sure you take the console foundations courses as they play a big part in Ruby dev.

Andrew Stelmach
Andrew Stelmach
12,583 Points
Andrew Stelmach
Andrew Stelmach
12,583 Points

Funny you should say that, because only yesterday I had the exact same quandry. After posting up some questions I got a convincing reply from one of the moderators, which has led me to start the front-end development track. See Andrew Molloy's comments (particularly the second one) here:

https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/sass-cant-say-im-sold-on-it

Nicholas Olsen
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Nicholas Olsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,342 Points
Nicholas Olsen
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Nicholas Olsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,342 Points

It just depends on your goals. Is there a particular project that you'd like to start working on? Or are you looking for work in a particular area? Focus on what you need to learn to achieve your objectives.

I personally do not think you must take the front-end track before Rails but I can see how some may feel that way. In either case I think the important thing is that you be patient and make sure you practice and understand the content in each course well. That will take time and effort in both cases.

If you need any help with the front end stuff on a project you are working on then please message me! I would be interested in helping. :D