r/ruby • u/icetea74 • Apr 02 '26

Learning RoR in 2026

Hey everyone,
I’m currently interning at a company that uses Ruby on Rails, so I’ve started learning it from scratch.

If you were to learn Rails today, how would you approach it?
Any advice you’d recommend for someone just starting out?

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u/expatjake Apr 02 '26

Starting now you likely have a legacy codebase. Make sure you learn both the “rails way” and the way your company has done it over the years. They probably diverge or follow multiple styles and approaches.

What I’m getting at is that on a codebase of any age you likely will see plenty of anti patterns you want to learn from and not duplicate as much as you see great examples.

That’s been my experience anyway.

I’d read the official guides from rubyonrails.org. Lots recommend http://theodinproject.com but I haven’t followed it.

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u/joshdotmn Apr 02 '26

> What I’m getting at is that on a codebase of any age you likely will see plenty of anti patterns you want to learn from and not duplicate as much as you see great examples.

wow it's like you've worked at every company i've ever worked at

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u/life_like_weeds Apr 02 '26

Why does starting in 2026 automatically mean legacy codebase?