Using this line:- > rails g scaffold Post title:string body:text
is confusing to someone starting Rails. Post, title and body has special meaning in HTML. It would have been easier to understand if columns like Blog, Name and contents were used, instead of post, title and body.
I use a MacBook Pro for work and pleasure on a day-to-day basis. Recently, I was asked to teach web students at a local high school. These students know html/graphics/flash/etc. The advanced students were ready for some server-side programming and database integration. I wanted the students to be able to get up and going quickly (for motivation reasons) and to create useful apps (using a database). I felt Sinatra to be a great fit for this. I created a Sinatra app for my uncle and his business. It was a joy to work with it and I was able to deploy quickly using Heroku.
My experience of using Sinatra on my Mac was straightforward. Like most things using Ruby and Mac: it just worked. However, I found out the students at the high school use MS Windows. Fortunately, I have a Windows XP virtual machine running in VMWare so I could prepare that way. I used to teach computer science and web development at Spokane Community College and am aware of teaching Ruby in a Windows lab environment. …
I read Corey Haines post about his idea for software development school. I thought I'd jot down some of my experiences while I taught software development. I taught community college computer science and web development for 7 years. In the summers I worked as a contractor to gain 'real-world' experience. This allowed me to teach what I learned over the summers in the classroom. Towards the last couple of years of teaching I worked at nights while I was teaching because I enjoyed it so much. To me I saw a lot of teachers take the easy road: picking canned curriculum that laid out non-practical material, have a work study student grade for them, etc. while they go home early. This was frustrating to watch and be around!! I picked industry books (PragProg, Addison-Wesley, etc.) and used them for reference while I created custom curriculum every quarter because of technology changes. I did not picked canned textbooks. They drove me nuts being out of date and out of touch…
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ReplyDelete> rails g scaffold Post title:string body:text
is confusing to someone starting Rails. Post, title and body has special meaning in HTML. It would have been easier to understand if columns like Blog, Name and contents were used, instead of post, title and body.
Otherwise great introduction. Many thanks.