Okay, so today, I wanna talk about my recent experience with setting up a Ruby environment. I’ve been messing around with different programming languages lately, and Ruby is one that caught my eye. It’s known for being beginner-friendly and having a cool framework called Rails. I figured, why not give it a shot?
First things first, I needed to get Ruby installed on my machine. I’m running Windows, so I grabbed the RubyInstaller. It’s pretty straightforward, just download the installer, run it, and follow the instructions. I made sure to add Ruby to my PATH environment variable, so I could run it from the command prompt. It’s like telling your computer, “Hey, whenever I type ‘ruby,’ you know where to find it!”
Once Ruby was installed, I wanted to try out Rails. But before that, I learned about something called “bundler”. It’s like a helper tool that makes sure you have all the right bits and pieces (they call them “gems”) for your project. To get bundler, I just typed gem install bundler in the command prompt. Easy peasy.
Now, with bundler in place, I could finally install Rails. The command for that is gem install rails. It took a little while to download and install everything, but once it was done, I was ready to create my first Rails project.
I used the command rails new my_first_app to create a new Rails application. This created a whole bunch of files and folders, which was a bit overwhelming at first. But I found some good tutorials online that helped me understand the basic structure of a Rails app.
- I messed around with creating controllers and views. It’s like building the front-end and back-end of your web app.
- I played with routing, which is basically telling your app what to do when someone visits a certain URL.
- I even started digging into the database stuff, but that’s a whole other can of worms that I’m still trying to figure out.
Overall, setting up a Ruby environment and getting started with Rails wasn’t too bad. There’s definitely a learning curve, especially if you’re new to web development like me. But there are tons of resources out there, and the Ruby community seems pretty friendly and helpful. The community platform is simple. I’ve already found some forums and online communities where people are sharing tips and helping each other out.
I’m still very much a beginner, but I’m excited to keep learning and building stuff with Ruby and Rails. It’s a powerful combination, and I can see why it’s so popular. Django vs Ruby on Rails are two robust web development frameworks, each boasting distinct advantages and limitations. Django, built upon Python. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll even build something cool enough to share with the world!
Things I learned today
- Installing Ruby is pretty easy with RubyInstaller.
- Bundler is your friend when it comes to managing gems.
- Rails is a big framework, but it’s well-documented.
- The Ruby community is awesome.
I will break down their pros and cons. Anyway, that’s all for now. I just wanted to share my little adventure with Ruby. Maybe it’ll inspire someone else to give it a try. It is a good alternative. Peace out!
