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Zach Stearman
10,913 PointsRuby Development on Windows 10
Hi!
I'm pretty new to Ruby, and I'm wanting to get started installing a development environment to work in. I currently have a Windows 10 OS, but I've read a lot online about Ruby and Rails acting up with Windows. I plan on hosting my project on DreamHost which uses Linux servers.
My question is do you anticipate me having any issues when developing with Ruby in a Windows 10 environment? I've seen multiple people recommend using a Virtual Machine to develop in a Linux or Mac OS environment instead. Is it worth the trouble of setting up a virtual machine to do this?
2 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi Zach,
I've never had any problems developing and running RoR apps in a Windows environment.
If you're concerned about the development environment, maybe consider using Cloud 9 which is excellent! As for deployment, it would be difficult to argue against using Heroku which does absolutely everything any developer wants at minimal cost.
Those are my preferred options. I hope that helps,
Steve.
John Baulig
9,180 PointsZach,
I am also a beginner - I dual boot Ubuntu Linux and Windows 10. If you have hard drive space that you don't think you'll ever need, you may want to look into it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FuLXIKLVjg&index=2&list=PLLXOd5qhPLQeLeznJzuS0mZnRbarmsxZf
***one warning: My wifi connection is very slow when I am running Ubuntu. It works fine on Windows, but a google search shows that this is not uncommon. May be an easy fix for a non-"newb", but I, as of yet, have not found one. So it's ethernet 'till then....
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsYeah - Wifi and Linux doesn't mix well, for some reason. I've no idea how to fix that!
Zach Stearman
10,913 PointsZach Stearman
10,913 PointsThank you! It looks like Cloud 9 is a really great solution if Linux is needed. I don't know anything about Heroku, but I will read up on it.