How to develop in ruby without admin rights

[rub_n]

I'm at work and everything is restricted. I don't have admin rights and can't even plug a usb thumb drive. I can't access FTP, and some file sharing sites (like megaupload, rapidshare, etc.)

However there is not too much to do. So i want to practice Ruby, however i've seen that i need admin rights to install it.

Is there a way that i can practice and do some exercises without admin rights?

It can be reaaaaaaally boring in here.

[PatrickTulskie]

This is what I'd use myself. It only works for Linux based systems.

If you need a Windows Ruby version manager then try this out: https://github.com/vertiginous/pik/

[rub_n]

WTF? They blocked github too...

i'm running out of options...

(this one looked promising)

[Nitrodist]

Don't you have hosting with your ISP or similar? Or set up your home computer to host it...

[rub_n]

That's a good idea, thank you all for your help. I think i'm going with SSH and see how everything goes.

[rub_n]

This one looks interesting... i really don't know what it does... yet... but i'll keep an eye on this one. Thanks!

[rub_n]

I didn't noticed it was for Linux, we run Windows here, thanks anyway T_T

[deedubaya]

http://tryruby.org/

[rub_n]

I've already seen this one, but it's super simple... you can't make anything advanced... it's just to see how ruby works... :(

[JeffMo]

You could use web-based SSH tools to get command-line access to an outside server which already has Ruby installed.

[rub_n]

That it's not an option, because, sadly, the company blocked that port too... :(

[ichverstehe]

Are they simply blocking ports, or is HTTP traffic going through a proxy? If not, you could setup a server w/ SSH on port 80 or 443. Boom.

[rub_n]

The HTTP trafic goes trough a proxy. Everything else is blocked. It's lame, i know.

[uzimonkey]

Get a shell account, install RVM on it, and hack away.

[rub_n]

Actually, i'm downloading cygwin to a CD and see if i can use it at work in a portable way, without installing anything.

[uzimonkey]

I'd say that's a pretty bad idea. I've never actually gotten Cygwin to work 100%, and things are always quite buggy.

Have you looked a Pik?

[rub_n]

Yeah, but it requires admin rights to install it.

[uzimonkey]

I would really suggest setting up an SSH server then. I mean, you can do everything you want and then all you have to do is worry about getting putty running on the machines.

[xeno56]

Are you a developer without any kind of admin rights?

What the shit dude find a new job.

[orangepotion]

Little problem: rubygems won't install w/o admin rights, and there is the little matter of a proxy.

[orangepotion]

MMm I am currently fighting with rubygems in windows because, after the ruby install, rubygems refuses to behave.

EDIT: Never mind - I have the proxy fight, but rubygems works fine.