Misc Pro Tips

Glossary

Groups always develop some sort of lingo. Here is a glossary of terms that we use in the Rails team (but some may be used in other teams):

• "AR" - short for Active Record
• "AS" - short for Active Support
• "AM" - short for Active Model or Action Mailer
• "AP" - short for Action Pack
• "AD" - short for Action Dispatch
• "AC" - short for Action Controller
• "AV" - short for Action View
• "PG" - short for PostgreSQL
• "DB" - short for database
• "IMHO" - In my humble opinion
• "IIRC" - If I remember correctly
• "AFAIK" - As far as I know
• "AFACT" - As far as I can tell
• "lol" - This is serious business

If there are any terms you don't understand, be sure to ask!

Resources

Git

• Try Git: http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
• git ready: http://gitready.com/
• Git Immersion: http://gitimmersion.com/
• Pro Git: http://git-scm.com/book (kindle and such versions available for free)

Ruby

• Programming Ruby: http://ruby-doc.com/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
• Programming Ruby: http://pragprog.com/book/ruby4/programming-ruby-1-9-2-0

The online version of Programming Ruby is out of date, so I recommend getting the book if you can. It has a language and syntax guide, so it should be the best resource for people who already know how to program.

Rails

• Agile Web Development With Rails: http://pragprog.com/book/rails4/agile-web-development-with-rails-4
• Getting started with Rails: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html