Stay Up to Date …
Learning to program well is a never-ending process. That’s why you should subscribe to various blogs and Twitter accounts on the subject. Here’s a list of influential Rails people for you to follow on Twitter:
- @dhh: The creator of Ruby on Rails. Posts insight on new releases and various tips.
- @rbates: Producer of Railscasts, posts tips and tricks very often.
- @rails: The official Ruby on Rails Twitter account. Follow them if you want insight on release dates, and development.
- @rails_apps: They’re posting new Rails example apps pretty often, pretty useful.
And here are some websites you should subscribe to:
- Railscasts: A must! Awesome screencasts about Ruby on Rails, best practices, tips, new gems, etc.
- Asciicasts: If you’re not into watching videos, this site mimics Railscasts’ tutorials in text. It’s not as up-to-date as the first one, but it’s excelent.
- Nettuts+: While we’re not 100% focused on Ruby and Rails, we’re posting more and more applicable content these days!
- The Rails Way: Cool blog with various articles and tutorials.
- Riding Rails: The official Ruby on Rails blog. They don’t post many tips or tutorials, but they announce official releases, so it’s good to read it often.
- Planet Ruby on Rails: A Ruby on Rails blog aggregator. It’s no as filtered as reading one of the blogs I listed above, but it’s a good resource to check every once in a while.
