Re: ruby/rails rookie needs help to build a simple database app

If you don't mind a side-ways answer, check out the book "Effective 
Testing with RSpec 3". It uses Ruby, Sinatra, and SQLite to show you how 
to build tests, and a small full stack app at the same time.

Leam

On 8/10/19 5:56 PM, Barry Kimelman wrote:
> I am attempting to give myself an intro to ruby and rails. I am a long 
> time software developer (unix, perl, c, database, web, etc...)
> 
> So far every tutorial I have tried has ended in disaster. In one case 
> when I go to the url listed in the tutorial I get an error and a 
> traceback which complains about a missing method. The other tutorials 
> have similarly ended in errors.
> 
> I am running on ubuntu 19.04.
> 
> One thing about the tutorials : when they say go to your application 
> directory and execute the command "rails something", would it be better 
> to execute "./bin/rails something" ?
> 
> Also could someone out there recommend a tutorial for a simple database 
> related app.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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> Barry Kimelman
> Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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