Rails original release source code

I've been looking to read some ruby code(specifically Rails) but I don't want开发者_如何学Go to start with the current version of Rails since it has a lot of stuff I don't need and even more stuff that I wouldn't probably understand.

I want to read only the core of Rails and supposedly the early versions were small and kind of easy to wrap one's head around(even for a neophyte like me).

I have tried searching for the original release of rails, but have not been able to find it. The github repo consists of thousands of commits and I don't want to wade through those.

What I want is to know whether there is any place I can get a zip or tar file with the original rails source or even the other early versions. Pointers to links will be very much appreciated.

Thanks.

p.s I'm new to ruby programming but not programming in general(I know a little python and scheme) and I understand blocks, lambdas and OO stuff, so I think I can tackle the rails source code. If anyone knows of other ruby projects that make for good code reading, i'd love to know of those too.

Here's the oldest version of rails available on github (v0.9.1). You can download a zip or tar.gz by clicking on the Downloads button.

I would really advice against reading legacy code (which it is). Ruby has changed much since Rails was released and many core features in Ruby (including lambdas, blocks and OO) changed much since.

Instead, try fixing yourself a random gem on github or buy the PickAxe (was only $10 on pragprog last time I checked), in both you can find excellent documentation and examples.

Hope that helps!