Is Ruby on Rails hard to learn for a beginner? What do you think about it?

Question

Have you used this framework in your projects? Tell me about your experience a little please.

Answer 1

I've never used it. I think it's because the name reminds me of some crackhead girl named Ruby that lives down by the railroad tracks.

What do you think about it so far? I'm not knowledgeable in it to give a real opinion in either direction.

Answer 2

Gotcha. Here is a few links that may help learn more.

http://rubyonrails.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_on_Rails
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-rails
https://www.sololearn.com/Course/Ruby/
https://github.com/rails/rails

Answer 3

https://skillcrush.com/2015/01/29/13-ruby-rails/

3. I’ve heard Rails is great for beginners. How so?

There are a few reasons why Rails is so great for beginners. The first reason is simply that Ruby is really great for beginners, so that’s a big win. Learning to program in Ruby is much easier than in other languages because the language is super flexible and very forgiving, which translates to more time spent absorbing programming fundamentals and less time banging your head against your desk.

Now, why Rails is so fun for beginners is because it’s really really robust and it does SO MUCH of the hard work for you.

The way I describe it is that Rails is kinda like driving an 18-wheeler. It’s crazy powerful and WHOA look at you, you’re driving an 18-wheeler!!! But do you really understand how the 18-wheeler works?

In other words, the fact that Rails takes care of so many things for you will allow you to do a bunch of fancy things right off the bat. But it can be a double edged sword because sometimes you can get a little ahead of yourself and not really learn the fundamental stuff you gotta know.

For that reason, it’s really important to really learn Ruby on Rails from the ground up, and in particular, make sure you are super comfortable in Ruby.

Otherwise you are going to hop down from the 18-wheeler and say to yourself: Wait a minute! I was driving that thing?!?!

Answer 4

@Olga You're more than welcome! Best of luck to you in your studies.

Answer 5

@Netkos Ent, Thanks) Just curious about it.. that's all.

Answer 6

@Netkos Ent, oh thanks a lot! 🙌