Lots of Questions about Jason's Installing Ruby on Rails for Windows Video:

Alright these are a lot but I'll try to tackle the ones I know. Also I haven't been through the Rails courses but I'm sure this video was intended to set up your development environment and Jason will explain the how's and why's in later videos or he will put resources in the teachers notes. Some of your questions can be answered with a quick Google search. Google is your friend and even when you become an expert dev, Google will still be your best friend.

Why can't we just use the console command line that we have already, why are we installing Cmder?

• Windows does not use the Linux console command line. Cmder is needed to emulate it. Up until recently, OSx and Linux/Ubuntu have been the preferred development environments because of this. Starting this Summer, Windows will install the Ubuntu command line and you can get it now but only if you are on the Windows 10 fast track developer preview. This is a can of worms but it's part of the reason why there's a Linux vs. Windows attitude.

Why does Jason use Sublime text vs other text editors?

• This is entirely personal preference. I prefer Sublime because it's lightweight, fast, and customizable. Atom, Brackets, and NotePad++ all have pros/cons. Just

What is Git?

• Another can of worms but Git is a Version Control System (VCS). It's a way for devs & teams to track code changes so if something breaks they can refer to an older version that they know works. It's especially helpful if someone new contributes to a project so they can be briefed on changes in the project and find bugs themselves.

What is localhost:3000 and how would we have known to have used this without Jason's video?

• localhost:3000 is a server that you've set up on your local computer. I think this gives a more elaborate explanation.