Ruby on Rails for the uninformed

[gamechangr]

1)It appears that most start ups are looking for RoR developers...would you agree? (I would love to be part of a disruptive start up someday and that is the only reason I am considering learning RoR..should I study something else?)

2)How many hours would it take a non programmer to go from zero to hero in RoR? I have seen a number of "bootcamps" but am skeptical.

(context for me= 33yr old, Love a vertical learning curve, just finishing a mining company start up in the S. Pacific, have the resources to consider a change)

3)which hands on training company is recommended?

[wasd]

I'm learning myself and I've been drawn most to Railscasts http://railscasts.com/ and CodeAcademy's Rails for Zombies http://railsforzombies.org/ both have free and paid versions. Also, ruby's website has some resources for learning ruby: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/

Best of luck and sorry I can't be more of a help.

[gamechangr]

Will check them out...thxs

[leeHS]

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3281496

[gamechangr]

I have found that Ruby on Rails Tutorials, by Michael Hartl is almost always recommended.

Thanks for the resources!

[SocratesV]

Learn Ruby first, then RoR. ;)