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Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points
Posted by Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points

Need some advice on supplementary source please!!!

Hey, can anyone suggest to me a video/book/website that would help me thoroughly understand what exactly is going on in this course(TO DO List build)? I'm kind of struggling here.

The "Rails Track" so far has been fun and I've been learning a lot. So far I can say that I have been picking up most of the concepts in each section. The codes/grammer/syntax of all that we have gone over so far I seem to grasp the concepts fairly confidently (besides console section. NEED A LOT OF PRACTICE, but I'll be ok!). However, this section of rails where we have to build a To Do List is getting me confused.

I feel as if it has skipped over a lot of concepts that is needed to fully understand what the instructor is doing and why. I have gone almost half way through and I feel as if I'm just typing along just because the video says to (monkey see, monkey do!) without picking up the reasons or the concepts to what we are doing. Is anyone else feeling this way?

I saw one post on this video giving advice to just go through the section and watch the first time around, then to go a second time around and actually attempt it. However, I feel as if that still will not explain why we are doing what we are doing. Is there anyone who could help me with how to approach this section and get the most out of it that I can?

I'm currently reading books and webposts and also search for videos on specific concepts of MVC, database(SQLite3), how to organize code and googling terms that are unfamiliar to me in this video. Does anyone have a good source of material to brush up on? Thanks!

1 Answer

jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points

Model View Controller is how they organize code in different folders. It's for scalability and organization.

This book This book has good reviews you should check it out.

SQLITE is just another type of database.

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

That book is great and it's also available online from the author here: https://www.railstutorial.org/book

Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points
Edgar Mantes
Edgar Mantes
9,499 Points

I am currently reading through that book and you're right it is a good book. It's helping me understand more of the organization and step by step process of creating a website from start to deployment. It is also helping me with understanding the "why" behind each step. Definitely recommend Michael Hartl, Ruby On Rails Tutorial.

Just wondering but am I alone when I say that the Rails Track, Build a To Do List App course jumps significantly in the necessary knowledge required to understand what is happening? or was it meant to do that to challenge the students more than usual?

Thanks for the help!