Fabian Magrini | Blog

This post outlines the essential commands for placing your code under version control with Git. I assume you have installed Git, if not see Pro Git  for information on how. I recommend the  Git Reference  as a good summary of the Git commands. Initial setup After installing Git setup your environment: git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email your.email@foobar.com New repository setup Change directories to the root directory of your project and initialise a new repository: git init Now you can see that there is .git directory in your project. Git uses a .gitignore file to control which files to ignore when adding to the repository. In my example I am using a Rails application and that file was automatically generated for me when I created the Rails application. Edit the .gitignore file to your liking: # Ignore bundler config /.bundle # Ignore SQLite database. /db/*.sqlite3 # Ignore logfiles and tempfiles. /log/*.log /tmp ...

I recommend the following books to get you started developing with Ruby on Rails 3. Firstly, Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example by Michael Hartl. This is a must read for aspiring Rails developers. The tutorial hands-on style makes it a very accessible read. You will be developing Rails code under version control with Git and deploying to Heroku in no time at all! You can also view the tutorial online . Then to gain a deeper understanding of Rails I recommend Rails 3 Way by Obie Fernandez. Another great book that will walk you through step by step how to build a real world application is  Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) . After finishing these books and you find that you want deeper understanding of Ruby then try Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional  by Peter Cooper or The Ruby Way, Second Edition: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (2nd Edition) by Hal Fulton. If your looking to learn quickly the starting pieces f...