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Ruby

Marcos Rodriguez
Marcos Rodriguez
6,762 Points
Posted by Marcos Rodriguez
Marcos Rodriguez
6,762 Points

Never shows us how to access terminal or install ruby

I recently started the course "Building Web Apps With Sinatra" in the "Rails Development" Track. The second video shows the instructor installing the sinatra gem. The problem I have is that the the course or track does not show us how to get to the point to where you can install the gem on your computer or even how to install ruby in the first place. So I am unable to follow the instructions for the video.

Ian Vidaurre
Ian Vidaurre
3,931 Points
Ian Vidaurre
Ian Vidaurre
3,931 Points

Hi Marcos, What OS are you on? Also what text editor are you using? Visual Studio Code has an integrated terminal that you can access rather than opening another terminal. Regarding gems, I recommend going through the Ruby Gems Course. (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/ruby-gems). Also, If you are using a Mac, you already have Ruby installed. If not, I would visit the Official Ruby site and follow their instructions on installing Ruby. (https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) I definitely recommend the Ruby Gems lesson before diving into Sinatra. Let me know if you have any questions. I just built a full-stack website written in Ruby and using the Sinatra microframework with its ownd database. It was by far the most fun I've had coding. Happy coding!

Marcos Rodriguez
Marcos Rodriguez
6,762 Points
Marcos Rodriguez
Marcos Rodriguez
6,762 Points

Hey Ian, thanks for your reply. I am using windows Os on windows 10. and I use Sublime text to code. Now i see why there was no explanation of how to download ruby since he is using a mac there would be no reason to. Thanks, however don't you think they should let people know that. And offer links of how to download Ruby on other OS's. I figured out how to install ruby and how to use it with sublime. However there are other students here who are less experienced than me and might not be able to follow this course. I'm currently trying to build my own rails app so I am excited you were able to finish yours. Thanks for your answer.