我的步骤是:

* Agile development with Rails (book)
* Railscasts - very useful, always learn something new.
* And of course the RoR API

现在有一个关于NETTUTS的非常可靠的正在进行的系列，您可能会感兴趣。

我以前在windows上用Java和c#编程。

我赞同这些来源:

IDE:尝试Apatana RadRails 3预览:http://www.radrails.org/3。它是最接近Visual Studio的东西。我偶尔会使用它，但仍然喜欢Textmate的轻盈感。

OS: Mac OS从Ruby社区得到了最多的爱。其他的都被当作私生子对待。

书:

实用程序员指南(十字镐书) 使用Rails进行敏捷Web开发

视频:

Peepcode (pay)是一种快速掌握概念的好方法 Railscasts(免费)是一个很好的方法，每周获取新的宝石和概念增量 Railscasts(专业版)也是一种以相当低的价格获取概念的好方法。

一旦您的环境启动并运行，这将有助于为您提供用户可以登录的基本应用程序。

带有所有附加功能的Restful身份验证: http://railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=14216&p=1

阻力最小的路径:

Have a simple web project in mind. Go to rubyonrails.org and look at their "Blog in 15 minutes" screencast to get excited. Get a copy of O'Reilly Media's Learning Ruby Get a Mac or Linux box. (Fewer early Rails frustrations due to the fact that Rails is generally developed on these.) Get a copy of Agile Web Development with Rails. Get the version of Ruby and Rails described in that book. Run through that book's first section to get a feel for what it's like. Go to railscasts.com and view at the earliest videos for a closer look. Buy The Rails Way by Obie Fernandez to get a deeper understanding of Rails and what it's doing. Then upgrade to the newest production version of Rails, and view the latest railscasts.com videos.

http://www.teachmetocode.com是学习Ruby和Ruby on Rails的绝佳来源。这里有一些介绍Rails基础知识的屏幕视频，还有一个由6部分组成的系列，介绍如何使用Ruby on Rails创建Twitter克隆版。