[dudeguy999]

On the flip side, I tried (and failed) to learn to code several times before it finally stuck. It took me days just to get the programming environment set up! What finally or me over the hump was working with a partner when I went back to school.

[jmtame]

If you're on Windows, setting up Ruby on Rails and using it can be pretty difficult because you need a proper terminal, and Windows' Command Prompt sucks. We've used Vagrant virtual boxes with Ubuntu with our Windows users at Bloc.

There are also lots of other issues with running Ruby on Windows like character encoding, file paths, and particular gems not working properly, but overall the experience of setting it up is pretty painful for beginners and a huge deterrent to learning to program.