Dip Your Toe into Ruby

This repo contains an informal class on Ruby with the goal of minimally building out a small application/web service.

This will be an intro to ruby programming class. I’ll be starting from scratch so it should be doable even without previous programming experience. I’m going to free-flow it so we can figure out the right tempo for moving forward. If enough of you like it, I'll be happy to continue it on a scheduled basis.

What to bring to class

Bring a laptop with ruby and rails installed and a text editor of your choice. I recommend: Sublime Text 3.

Ruby

You’ll need to have a Ruby version 1.9.3 (or newer) or a version 2.1 or newer.

• Mac users already have Ruby installed, but I can help you update to the latest and greatest if you'd like before class.
• Linux users are likely to have a ruby installed, otherwise it’s a simple process from your system package manager.
• Windows users will have the easiest time installing Ruby from here: http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/

Git

You should also have git installed and you should have an account on Github since we’ll be playing like real developers.

About this Repository

The master branch contains an initial Gemfile that can be used to prep a student's machine with the gems that will be used in the class.

Prior to class, you can install all of the gems we will be using by doing the following:

Clone this repository (needed only once)

git clone https://github.com/mmorga/dip-toe-into-ruby.git

Go into the project directory (dip-toe-into-ruby by default). Update your local copy to ensure you have the latest changes.

git pull origin master

Install required gems:

gem install bundler
bundle install

Contact me if you need help getting things working or want to verify your setup prior to the class.

Acknowledgements

The following pages and resources were used to put together the class notes.

1. Ruby in Twenty Minutes