Exactly my thoughts. When I just started programming, there were so many tutorials I started on rails, django, and various other frameworks that I couldn't get to work the same way as in the tutorial. This was very important to me when I just started programming because if my results didn't match exactly that of the tutorials, I would not want to continue further since I am not sure if I am doing everything right.
One of the better tutorials I have found that takes extra care in making sure you are doing everything right, is the famous rails tutorial found here: http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book