Great post and a lot of useful information. Particularly relevant for me as I'm a noob starting out on my first project, much like described in the post.
I've followed a very similar roadmap in learning bits of html/css (highly recommend the Head First book), javascript, version control, ruby and doing Hartl's, 'Rails Tutorial'.
I didn't get a job at Pivotal Labs in SF like the author (which I'm guessing would be a pretty awesome learning environment) but I've managed to convince the 'Pivotal Labs' of the Philippines to take me in & provide mentorship ;) If anyone is interested I've just started keeping a log of each step along the way at http://www.ralphy.tumblr.com. (Will update with more posts soon).
So far, it's been tough and I'm realizing how little I know in the whole spectrum of Rails, let alone web development. Having said that I'm already building stuff on the web I can actually see and show my friends, which is kinda awesome.
I've followed a very similar roadmap in learning bits of html/css (highly recommend the Head First book), javascript, version control, ruby and doing Hartl's, 'Rails Tutorial'.
I didn't get a job at Pivotal Labs in SF like the author (which I'm guessing would be a pretty awesome learning environment) but I've managed to convince the 'Pivotal Labs' of the Philippines to take me in & provide mentorship ;) If anyone is interested I've just started keeping a log of each step along the way at http://www.ralphy.tumblr.com. (Will update with more posts soon).
So far, it's been tough and I'm realizing how little I know in the whole spectrum of Rails, let alone web development. Having said that I'm already building stuff on the web I can actually see and show my friends, which is kinda awesome.