Ruby is a programming language from Japan which revolutionized the web. The beauty of Ruby is found in its balance between simplicity and power.

We call Ruby a transparent language. By that we mean that Ruby doesn't obscure the solutions you write behind lots of syntax and the need to churn out reams of support code just to get simple things done. Rather than constantly mapping your ideas and designs down to the pedestrian level of most languages, with Ruby you'll find you can express them directly and express them elegantly. This means you code faster. It also means your programs stay readable and maintainable.

While Ruby’s roots might be different from other languages, it’s heavily used and respected in many industries. Companies that use or support Ruby in one way or another include such prestigious names as Sun Microsystems, Intel, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon.com.

The Ruby on Rails web framework is a system for developing web applications that uses Ruby as its base language, and it powers hundreds of large web sites. Ruby is also used as a generic language from the command prompt, much like Perl.

Grammarians, biochemists, database administrators, and thousands of other professionals and hobbyists use Ruby to make their work easier. Ruby is a truly international language with almost unlimited application.

So why learn Ruby? Because it will help you program better. It will help you to focus on the problem at hand, with fewer distractions.

By the end of this class you will have built multiple applications and understand all the components of building web applications from start to finish including deploying to the web.

Objectives for this class are:
• How to install Ruby components.
• Understand the basic Ruby programming blocks: Data, Expressions, Flow Control.
• Be able to create basic Ruby programs.
• Know how to create more advanced constructs: Classes, objects and Modules.
• How to error handle and debug your code.
• Understanding how to use Ruby Gems.
• Learn how to deploy applications and libraries.
• Know all the components the Web Application Framework: Rails, Sinatra, ActiveRecord, and PostgreSQL
• Learning MVC, CRUD and REST
• Scaffolding a web application with Models, Views and Controllers step-by-step.

Who Should Attend:This course is for anybody who either has no experience in programming and wants to jump both feet first and learn what it takes to be a full stack web developers. OR any existing web developer who wants to learn one of mostly widely used programming languages for startups and quickly developing web applications.

• Getting your environment installed
• Using a cloud-based IDE
• Other local IDE you can use
• Your first Ruby program
• Basic variables
• Understanding Objects
• Using methods

• Numbers and Expressions
• Using Strings
• Data storage: Arrays and Lists and Hashes
• Flow Control: if and unless, ternary operator, while and until
• Call blocks
• Decoding errors and handling errors
• Writing your own methods

• What are Gems?
• Using some Gems:
  • Nokogiri
  • Twillo

• Weather App:
  • You will create a weather app that allows a user to input their location (zip code, city, state, etc.), hit submit, and then, depending on real-time data that you will source from a public API, see a message customized to what the weather is like where they live.
• Forecast App:
  • You will take our newly created weather app and convert to a forecast app to forecast the weather for the next five days.

• Making and testing your first Sinatra app
• Using Sinatra templates
• Working with forms
• Sinatra HTTP
• Redirecting and Date Picking
• Databases overview:
  • PostgreSQL
  • ActiveRecord

• Understanding MVC
• Creating an web application using CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Updating our application to use Forms and Partials
• Creating another application: Anagram APP

• Overview
• Rails scaffolding and folder structure
• Configuring your Rails environment
• Controllers and Routes
• Sinatra vs Rails
• Creating another application: Pinning App (Pinterest style image and sharing app):
  • Routing on Rails
  • Deploying on Heroku
  • Pretty URLS

• Continuing with our Pinning App:
  • Testing on RSpec
  • Associations
  • Form Helpers, Debugging and Security
  • Uploading images
  • User Sessions