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I was just about to start the tutorial for this reason. I don't have any Rails experience but I've been learning basic Ruby.

Should I start with this (4.0) tutorial?




Yes, the Rails Tutorial and RailsCasts episodes should get you up to speed and keep you up to date. IMHO, they're the best learning resources for RoR out there.


Yeah, sorry, what I meant was that I'm definitely set on doing the tutorial. I'm just not sure if I should go through the 4.0 draft or the older version that's been up there. Would it be more practical to learn on 4.0?


They're not that different, so if you're just starting out I recommend following the more stable 3.2 version. Once you've finished that, you'll be in a position to learn the Rails 4.0–specific material very quickly (especially once the supplementary screencast comes out).


The older version, 3.2, should be more stabler but it may be worth the slight risk to learn 4.0 from the start, as that will provide you with newer feature overviews of the framework. If you do have troubles with 4.0, you can ask and find answers on StackOverflow or the #rubyonrails IRC. You may also help by reporting any errors or bugs in 4.0.




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