How I did it: I have been interested in Ruby on Rails for years and dabbled in it a few times.  However I always seemed ot get to a point where my design hit a wall, I'd get frustrated and quit working on it.  Recently I picked it back up again (this time using Net Beans IDE).  I found that I was once again trying to over design the site from the start. So, I forced myself to slow down and take the implementation in small steps, and write test cases.  This approach actually allowed me to work much faster since I didn't spend nearly as much time un-implementing my failed design.

Lessons & tips: Start small, and build on it. Don't be afraid to make mistakes.  Have a safety net (test harness).

Resources: Ruby on Rails, Railscasts.com, Google, Net Beans

Oct 09, 2008, 04:21PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer