Newbie Question Here

Hello Dennis!

Welcome. If your goal is to learn back-end development, then I would start with Ruby. It's a powerful language with lots of flexibility. In regards to building iOS apps, they are written in a language known as Objective-C. When I first started on Treehouse this was the first route I pursued. I'll be honest, it's pretty difficult and will take quite awhile to master. By no means should you avoid it, but in my opinion Ruby is more digestible to start out. Java or Javascript is not a bad option to check out as well. Learning these languages will help you familiarize yourself with the constructs of programming. The tracks are extremely helpful and I definitely recommend starting there. They will help keep your learning focused and prevent you from drowning in information. Let me know how else I may help! Good luck.

Hi, If you want to learn gaming in future ruby and phython both are good. On TTH has IOS and Android courses you can take those to learn App design too.

Sass is a stylesheet language. Sass lets you use features that don't exist in CSS yet like variables, nesting, mixins, inheritance and other nifty goodies that make writing CSS fun again. Yes! they use sass in ruby. But you can use it in any language. It has learning curve but it is very helpful.

There are several laguages and courses you need to learn to become master of one or more. Like ios you need to learn objective C.

If you have more question always ask at forum we are here to answer. I hope this helps :)

Hello Ellie and Justin.

Thanks for the quick responses. This is the type of feedback I was looking for. Am going to dive into Rails first as it sounds like it is likely the best starting point.

Ellie, are you saying some of the core concepts of Ruby can also be applied to iOS gaming type apps?

Complete newb with lots of patience. I'll be needing it.

Thanks everyone and seems like a great community for feedback.

D

Read this article it will be helpful.

From Ruby on Rails to RubyMotion - Writing your First iOS App with RubyMotion

http://www.slideshare.net/rubymeetup/ruby-and-ios-an-inside-look-14804830

plus this http://www.quora.com/Should-I-learn-Ruby-on-Rails-or-Mobile-development

That's Ellie. Both were helpful. Am studying over this stuff. Much to take in. Thank you. If you find anything else you believe would be beneficial then do drop it in here. Cheers! D

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http://codrainer.com/codelounge/index.html