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diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 32d4a9c9dd..1769448531 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ application from scratch. It does not assume that you have any prior experience with Rails. However, to get the most out of it, you need to have some prerequisites installed: -* The [Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads) language version 1.9.3 or newer. -* The [RubyGems](http://rubygems.org) packaging system, which is installed with Ruby +* The [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads) language version 1.9.3 or newer. +* The [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org) packaging system, which is installed with Ruby versions 1.9 and later. To learn more about RubyGems, please read the [RubyGems Guides](http://guides.rubygems.org). -* A working installation of the [SQLite3 Database](http://www.sqlite.org). +* A working installation of the [SQLite3 Database](https://www.sqlite.org). Rails is a web application framework running on the Ruby programming language. If you have no prior experience with Ruby, you will find a very steep learning @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ If you don't have Ruby installed have a look at install Ruby on your platform. Many popular UNIX-like OSes ship with an acceptable version of SQLite3. Windows -users and others can find installation instructions at [the SQLite3 website](http://www.sqlite.org). +users and others can find installation instructions at [the SQLite3 website](https://www.sqlite.org). Verify that it is correctly installed and in your PATH: ```bash @@ -191,14 +191,15 @@ following in the `blog` directory: $ bin/rails server ``` -TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript to JavaScript requires a JavaScript runtime and the -absence of a runtime will give you an `execjs` error. Usually Mac OS X and -Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. Rails adds the `therubyracer` -gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a commented line for new apps and you can -uncomment if you need it. `therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby -users and is added by default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. -You can investigate about all the supported runtimes at -[ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). +TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript and JavaScript asset compression requires you +have a JavaScript runtime available on your system, in the absence +of a runtime you will see an `execjs` error during asset compilation. +Usually Mac OS X and Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. +Rails adds the `therubyracer` gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a +commented line for new apps and you can uncomment if you need it. +`therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby users and is added by +default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. You can investigate +all the supported runtimes at [ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). This will fire up WEBrick, a web server distributed with Ruby by default. To see your application in action, open a browser window and navigate to @@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/welcome_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/welcome_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke coffee create app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee @@ -749,7 +748,7 @@ to create an article. Try it! You should get an error that looks like this: (images/getting_started/forbidden_attributes_for_new_article.png) Rails has several security features that help you write secure applications, -and you're running into one of them now. This one is called [strong parameters](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_controller_overview.html#strong-parameters), +and you're running into one of them now. This one is called [strong parameters](action_controller_overview.html#strong-parameters), which requires us to tell Rails exactly which parameters are allowed into our controller actions. @@ -1628,7 +1627,7 @@ controller. Again, we'll use the same generator we used before: $ bin/rails generate controller Comments ``` -This creates six files and one empty directory: +This creates five files and one empty directory: | File/Directory | Purpose | | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | @@ -1636,7 +1635,6 @@ This creates six files and one empty directory: | app/views/comments/ | Views of the controller are stored here | | test/controllers/comments_controller_test.rb | The test for the controller | | app/helpers/comments_helper.rb | A view helper file | -| test/helpers/comments_helper_test.rb | The test for the helper | | app/assets/javascripts/comment.js.coffee | CoffeeScript for the controller | | app/assets/stylesheets/comment.css.scss | Cascading style sheet for the controller | |