Links. Webdev. Html. Lesson Page: Why You Should Learn Ruby on Rails, Learning Rails. Comments Welcome to the Learning Rails Online Course If you’ve read this far, you probably already have an interest in building web applications with Ruby on Rails. But just in case you’re unsure if Rails is worth learning, in this lesson we explore the reasons for the success of Ruby on Rails and the benefits that can result from using it. The heart of the lesson is the audio; these notes are supplementary. So please listen to the audio, or read the transcript, before making use of these notes. To listen to the lesson, click the Play button on the left. To read a transcript of the lesson, click the Transcript link on the left. Web resources Keep in mind the distinction between Ruby and Ruby on Rails: Ruby is a programming language Ruby on Rails (often called simply “Rails”) is a framework for building web applications with Ruby The central web resources for Ruby and Rails, respectively, are: If you have experience with another programming language, much of Ruby will seem very natural.
Coding Horror. DeveloperWorks : IBM's resource for developers and IT profe. O'Reilly Media | Spreading the knowledge of innovators. 20 Websites That Made Me A Better Web Developer | Six Revisions. As a web developer, if you’re to be successful, you have to have a constant yearning for learning new things. In an industry that evolves rapidly, you’ve got to keep up or you risk being obsolete and outdated. Keeping up with trends, weeding out the fads, and adopting new techniques to your web-building arsenal is an essential part of being a web developer. I spend (literally) most of the day in front of the computer and even in my spare time, I choose to read, learn, and keep up with web technology news.
This leads to a massive collection of bookmarked links, but through the years, there are only a handful of websites that I frequent. I’d like to share 20 websites that have broadened my knowledge, expanded my skill set, and improved the quality and efficiency of my web development projects. 1) Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability Alertbox is Jakob Nielsen’s bi-weekly column that discusses web usability. 2) TheBestDesigns.com 3) A List Apart 4) Getting Real by 37 Signals 7) mootools.