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Colmike9 · 04-29-2014, 08:28 PM

Hello. Well.. If you don't know, I got a delivery job until I get some projects going again..
So, today I took some food to a big IT company and I walked into the office and no one was around. So I walked next to their meeting room and overhead two people talking about needing to hire a few developers for Ruby to develop something in a test environment but everyone wants $150 or more per hour.
So I popped out and said "I'll do it for half" and talked with them a bit about it and my background and I think I got the job, and at very least I'll get an internship with them..

So, if I've been coding since I was little, but mostly procedural like Python and web based code and a little C# for FIRST Robotics years ago, where is the best place for someone like me to get info on object oriented coding and Ruby and fast?

Thanks!

brandonstills · 04-30-2014, 12:01 AM

Metaprogramming Ruby is the best book I have read for the ins and outs of Ruby object oriented programming.

EddyTheDog · 04-30-2014, 12:06 AM

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/ruby/

You have balls - I will give you that...

clickhappy · 04-30-2014, 12:12 AM

you can get started for free here http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/ruby
or heres 12 hours of videos from a Ruby expert http://www.lynda.com/Ruby-Rails-tuto.../139989-2.html

Klen · 04-30-2014, 12:44 AM

150$ for ruby?The fuck?

johnnyloadproductions · 04-30-2014, 01:26 AM

I just got a job as an iCracked technician, should be interesting.

I picked up an older woman from a bar about 2 months ago, she had a PhD in computer science and almost worked for google just a bit ago, she's the smartest woman I've been with by a margin.

Anyway she made mention that Ruby Developers do very well, sometimes taking a year off to travel the world.

Some people are just good programmers, i always have to learn things deeply but in turn that gives me a huge edge.
Ruby is the cool kid language, you could say.

Colmike9 · 04-30-2014, 02:23 AM

Thanks for the suggestions! I have some reading to do.

mafia_man · 04-30-2014, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

150$ for ruby?The fuck?

I charge $85/hour. We're in demand and can name our fee.

I second the Meta Programming Ruby and recommend the 'Pick Axe' book. RubyTapas is $8 a month and is also very good.

Biggest difference from Python is that strings are mutable and blocks are used everywhere.

Maraschino · 04-30-2014, 03:54 AM

Talk about being in the right place at the right time

jimmycastor · 04-30-2014, 04:33 AM

where did you met that older woman

jimmycastor · 04-30-2014, 04:34 AM

@jonnyload
where did you met that older woman ?

candyflip · 04-30-2014, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

150$ for ruby?The fuck?

My kid's mom bills out 60 hours a week at $100 an hour for PHP/CSS/JQuery/ColdFusion

$150 an hour for Ruby seems about right.

Klen · 04-30-2014, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by candyflip

My kid's mom bills out 60 hours a week at $100 an hour for PHP/CSS/JQuery/ColdFusion

$150 an hour for Ruby seems about right.

60 per hour ok,but 150$ definitely not.After all ruby is not so different of php.

Theo · 04-30-2014, 06:16 AM

is there a steady growth in the use of ruby?

Klen · 04-30-2014, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AVN Theo

is there a steady growth in the use of ruby?

It is,but not so big:
http://www.jobsindemand.net/top-10-m...alytics-study/

johnnyloadproductions · 04-30-2014, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmycastor

@jonnyload
where did you met that older woman ?

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clickhappy · 04-30-2014, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

150$ for ruby?The fuck?

When I lived in Silicon Valley I saw a bulletin board post saying "Do you know Ruby? We will pay DOUBLE your Current rates". Apparently theres a high demand for it.
I also met a Javacript developer who had a big beautiful home, which is extremely expensive in SV.

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