The workshop will require a number of technologies, which time will not permit us to set up on site. So, find your operating system below (Windows or Mac; if you're on Linux, let me know), and follow the steps to get your computer set up ahead of time. If you have any problems, email karl.stolley@gmail.com
At the request of some participants, I've also provided links to some reading material at the very bottom of this page. Look through that stuff if you have the time or interest.
First, you'll want to have a good editor on hand for the workshop. You can't do much better than Notepad++; just download and unzip this file: http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/6.1.2/npp.6.1.2.bin.zip Unzip the file; there will be a folder called unicode
; just copy that folder to your desktop (you might want to rename it Notepad++
). Done!
Next, you'll need to install Ruby on Rails. The RailsInstaller is the best way to go for Windows: http://railsinstaller.org/