Between sickness plaguing my family and I for the last part of November and much of December, and the preparations for the Christmas holiday, I have not written a single line of Ruby nor have I written down a single Ruby related thought. After a very long break, I am back at it and ready to tackle the world once again.
Ruby Basics – Variables
November 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
In the first part of the series, Ruby Basics - Data Types, I introduced the more commonly used data types in the Ruby language. In this part, I am going to introduce variables, how they are used, and conventions in naming. Variables are a part of … [Continue reading]
RubyMonk First Impressions
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I first heard of Ruby Monk through a comment on my Resources for learning Ruby and Rails article. I spent some time this weekend going over the site and working through the first course. Disclaimer: I have not received any goods or money to … [Continue reading]
Importance of Community
November 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I went to the RubyJax meetup last night, my local Ruby user group. The group meetings had stopped earlier this year, and I thought it would be over for good. The meeting was great and was held at the Hash Rocket offices. Johnny Winn, @johnny_rugger, … [Continue reading]
MVC Pattern Explained Through Cooking
November 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
The model view controller (MVC) design pattern has been around for a long time and is used with Rails as the web framework for Ruby, and with .Net MVC as the web framework with C# and VB.Net. One of the benefits of the MVC pattern is how it promotes … [Continue reading]
Kicking Up A Lot Of Dust
November 2, 2012 by 2 Comments
In the first week since committing myself to learning Ruby and Rails the correct way and posting my introduction post, I setup this blog and the supporting systems, made three posts, and had fun with my kids and Halloween. While I feel I have gotten … [Continue reading]
Ruby Basics – Data Types
November 2, 2012 by 12 Comments
This is the first in a new series on beginning development with Ruby. Each entry in the series will cover a different basic programming concept starting with data types. All modern programming languages have a defined set of data types, most of which … [Continue reading]
3 Most Common Ruby Editors And How To Choose
October 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When ever I hear people talk about which editors to use for Ruby and Rails development, the top three mentioned are: TextMate Sublime Text 2 VIM TextMate While I have very little experience with TextMate, it is the preferred … [Continue reading]
Resources for learning Ruby and Rails
October 26, 2012 by 5 Comments
If you are serious about learning Ruby or Rails, or hopefully both, please do yourself a favor and visit learnrubyandrails.com. This is a curated list of resources for Ruby and Rails learning. All of the resources I would recommend, have heard about, … [Continue reading]
Introduction
October 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
My name is Mark Brown. I have been a .Net developer for almost a decade. After being turned down for an apprentice position at a local Ruby on Rails shop, I learned I couldn't just expect to use my previous experience in .Net as a pass to getting a … [Continue reading]
