Rails Manitoba

The following are some quick links to get you started with just about anything you need.

Home Pages:

• Ruby Programming Language: http://www.ruby-lang.org/
• Rails Web Application Framework: http://www.rubyonrails.org/
• Rails Source Code: http://dev.rubyonrails.org/
• The Official Rails Wiki: http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/
• The Creators of Rails: http://www.37signals.com/

Getting Your Feet Wet:

• http://tryruby.hobix.com/ – Explore the Ruby language in your browsers. 15 minutes.
• http://www.railscasts.com/ – Watch movies of other people doing cool things with Rails

Installation Links:

• Instant Mac OS X solution: http://locomotive.raaum.org/
• Instant Windows solution: http://instantrails.rubyforge.org/
• MacPorts Installation of Rails: http://duncandavidson.com/archives/164
• General: http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtosInstallation

Extending Your Rails Application:

• http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins – Great collection of plugings
• http://www.railslodge.com/ – Yet another collection of plugins
• http://rubyforge.org/ – Repository of Ruby/Rails applications

Ruby on Rails Website Hosting:

• http://www.site5.com/ – Affordable shared hosting
• http://www.railshostinginfo.com/ – Generic list of Ruby on Rails supported hosts
• http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsWebHosts/ For professional use look for those that support “mongrel” hosting as opposed to FastCGI. Your mileage may vary.

Ruby on Rails Documentation:

• http://www.railsbrain.com/ – Rails API documentation
• http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ – Ruby documentation
• http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/bookshelf/index.html – Some of the best Ruby and Rails books.

Blogs / Communities:

• http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/ – The official Ruby on Rails Blog
• http://rubyinside.com/ – Aggregates many announcements and links
• http://www.ruby-forum.com/ – Discussion forums on a wide range of topics
• http://www.railsenvy.com/ – Funny blog featuring spoof ads about Rails vs PHP vs .NET vs DJango…etc.
• http://rubyunderground.org/ – real developers talking about real projects and problems
• http://www.loudthinking.com/ – DHH’s blog (the creator of Rails)
• http://www.therailsway.com/ – Blog by a pair of Rails Core developers