Comments on: On the Rails http://www.red-root.com/code/on-the-rails/ Lost in Cyberspace Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:16:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Luke http://www.red-root.com/code/on-the-rails/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Luke Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:36:54 +0000 http://www.red-root.com/?p=54#comment-1150 Well that answers that question then. Thanks. When I finally install ruby, I'll be sure to try out that IRB thing. Oh, and no problemo mate, happy to plug. Well that answers that question then. Thanks. When I finally install ruby, I’ll be sure to try out that IRB thing.

Oh, and no problemo mate, happy to plug.

]]> By: Chris Scharf http://www.red-root.com/code/on-the-rails/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Chris Scharf Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:14:38 +0000 http://www.red-root.com/?p=54#comment-1141 In addition to the tryruby site, there's also the <code>irb</code> command line script. IRB is interactive Ruby, and tryruby is essentially IRB in the browser. A gem is essentially a library of Ruby code. The benefit of gems is that they are centrally installed. For example, Rails is installed via gems: <code>gem install rails</code>. By the way, thanks for the plug ;-) In addition to the tryruby site, there’s also the irb command line script. IRB is interactive Ruby, and tryruby is essentially IRB in the browser.

A gem is essentially a library of Ruby code. The benefit of gems is that they are centrally installed. For example, Rails is installed via gems: gem install rails.

By the way, thanks for the plug ;-)

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