Anthony on Ruby on Rails

After setting up my awesome Linux server, I dabbled with some web programming. Being that I was comfortable with Python, I decided to play around with the CGI module. Once I realized I didn't know what the heck I was doing, I thought I'd get a book on CGI programming in Python.

I couldn't find one anywhere. Okay, let me be more accurate. There is not a single corner on the face of this planet where you'll be able to lay your eyes on a book with the words "Python" and "CGI" both on the cover. But seriously, I was saddened at the lack of literature on the subject. The fact that there are so few books on the subject correlates to the fact that there are so few people interested in it. So... what to do?

Ruby on Rails. Damn you. All this hype about you. I wanted to stick to my Python. Not to have to use this cool new language called Ruby that is supposedly a "pleasure to program in". Yes, there's TurboGears, but that seems just like patching together a bunch of unrelated pieces. From what I read on Ruby on Rails, it seemed like a nice, smooth platform. So guess what? I gave in. I got the book on Ruby on Rails... and it was awesome.

Ruby on Rails is the shiznit. Yes, I know I'm new to this whole web programming thing. But I had to do a programming project using PHP, and it was such a pain compared to RoR. I went through the whole tutorial in the Ruby on Rails book on how to build an e-commerce website with a shopping cart and everything. It was just too easy. And now, I'm hooked. Especially considering the RoR has now reached 1.0, I'm confident that it'll be a good enough framework to accomplish my goals.

Now I can fill in another piece to the puzzle of creating my own site.