我发现Obie Fernandez写的《The Rails Way》非常棒，当使用Rails进行敏捷Web开发还不够深入的时候，我经常会参考它。Obie Fernandez也有一个不错的博客。

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.

Railscasts shmailcasts… 1. 想想你想要开发的应用类型。 2. 花20分钟整理一些用户流程 3.带着你的项目去阅读“使用Rails进行敏捷Web开发”的前几章 4. 在windows或mac电脑上安装Netbeans和rails。两者都是一样的。 5. 开发你的应用 6. 在开发过程中，请查阅大量在线参考资料。

IDE: NetBeans
Book: Agile Web Development With Rails
Installation: Instant Rails

书:奥比·费尔南德斯的《铁路之路》 IDE: Netbeans或TextMate。

您可以尝试的另一个IDE是Aptana。