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Learn Ruby
Codecademy
11 recommenders · 11 threads · recommended in 6 years, 2013–2019 · score 12.5
An interactive, browser-based introductory course on the Ruby programming language from Codecademy, covering basic syntax and programming concepts. Codecademy also offers a separate Rails course, which commenters mention.
Commenters call it a free, easy way to get started with Ruby and say it works well as a first step before Rails or bootcamps.
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Sounds totally doable. I understand your interest in making it a website as it would allow restaurant employees to access it anywhere. I would suggest taking a look at Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails tutorial. It is free and will teach you exactly the skills you desire to create that website and…
I'd argue more for Ruby / Rails. Ruby is easy as hell to pick up (Codecademy has a great course on it, and they're revamping it soon) and I think Rails makes much more sense than anything I played with in the JS side when it comes to MVC architectures.
You're better off getting a good introductory book on the language you want to try out and taking the Codecademy course. I'll recommend Ruby. It's as close to English as you'll get with a programming language and since it's a back-end language it'll provide a good challenge. If you get stuck…
I would hedge a bet that they are referring to Ruby on Rails, a web-based Ruby framework. Fortunately, Ruby is a really easy language to learn. It's very non-strict in its approach which makes your life as a developer easy. I believe CodeCademy does a rails course that might be worth doing - they…
That is awesome, I am learning Ruby now myself. I highly recommend checking out www.codecademy.com for their free programming courses, it has given me a great practical learning introduction to different languages. Good luck!
Hey! I was in your exact same boat about 18 months ago. I would recommend starting with Ruby on codecademy.com and seeing if you like it. Learn to Program by Chris Pine is also a great read. If you do like it, check out some meet-ups in your area and see if any of them offer intro classes! Most of…
I have been learning Ruby recently too! Coming from Java, It's really fun and seems to have a lot of uses for Web development. I recommend trying www.Codecademy.com It's free, and has many courses for learning the most popular languages. They include two separate courses on learning Ruby and Rails.
I don't know about Java/C++, but in languages like Ruby you can build a reddit clone in less than a month, well if you understand the language/framework of-course. I am not the "pro" with Ruby on Rails (rails is a web dev framework for ruby), but I managed to build a CMS in 1-2 months, and spend…
I definitely recommend completing the Codecademy JavaScript and Ruby courses before applying. I did not get in when I applied about a year ago. It's not meant for complete beginners.
What you're looking for is called a 'for-loop'. You should do this little course here: http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/ruby it will help you a lot.
If it's your first time doing any programming, you might be jumping the gun a little. (Especially considering you don't know how it runs ;) ) But it's OK! Take a look at the Ruby course on Codecademy, it will help you get your bearings and point you in the right direction.