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Hesam Alavi
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Hesam Alavi
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Hesam Alavi
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,280 Points

Where to go after "how to make a website" if I want to learn rails?

I have just finished "how to make a website". I would like to learn how to build platforms on rails and was wondering if I should jump straight into "ruby" track or do "front end web development" and/or "web design" first. Basically in which order should I do these?

Thank you very much.

1 Answer

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
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Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

http://teamtreehouse.com/tracks/rails-development

But make sure you also use other sources and experiment a lot. These tutorials by themselves are not enough to get a deeper understanding.

Hesam Alavi
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Hesam Alavi
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Hesam Alavi
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Thank you very much Maciej for your quick response. Could you kindly elaborate a bit more on what you mean by "make sure you also use other sources and experiment a lot"?

Maciej Czuchnowski
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Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
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What I mean is whenever you learn a new thing in a given topic, make sure you understand the topic very well by rewatching the video and doing your own experiments with code. For example, when learning Ruby, do exercises on Codecademy as well. Very often, especially with Rails, this one source (videos) will not be enough and you may feel confused. There are lots of useful free sources out there to fill in the gaps in your Rails knowledge, for example Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial book, free to read online.

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
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Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

For git and console - make sure you get your hands on a Unix-based system (Mac or Linux) and experiment with console commands and git commands. Explore as many venues as you can. The videos don't cover all topics that you may need in the future in your real work.