The Handbook for Ruby Developers

Gain insights into Ruby development with 78 tasks tailored for beginners and experienced coders. Explore object-oriented concepts, debug programs, and advance your freelance coding career.

Beginner

89 Lessons

7h 30min

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into Ruby development with 78 tasks tailored for beginners and experienced coders. Explore object-oriented concepts, debug programs, and advance your freelance coding career.

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This course includes

170 Playgrounds

5 Challenges

10 Quizzes

This course includes

170 Playgrounds

5 Challenges

10 Quizzes

Course Overview

This self-study course written as a book is your first step towards making money by coding and programming from home, and having fun doing it. You will understand how the Ruby language works, and establish a foundation for being a successful freelance developer. This course gives you not only technical detail, but presents knowledge in a friendly format, understandable by all ages, providing a thorough explanation of modern concepts for absolute beginners. In this course you will find 78 easy to follow tas...Show More

What You'll Learn

Learn the difference between Ruby and other programming languages.

Understand the fundamentals of Ruby.

Understand the operators and methods used in Ruby.

Learn about object-oriented programming in Ruby.

Learn about the process of debugging in Ruby and Ruby Version Management (RVM).

Learn about the testing process in Ruby.

What You'll Learn

Learn the difference between Ruby and other programming languages.

Course Content

Before We Begin

Step through Ruby's versatility, career benefits, and practical applications in web programming.

In Lieu of an Introduction

Why Should We Learn Ruby?

What Will We Study?

Your Advantage

First Steps

Unpack the core of setting up Ruby environments, writing basic programs, using REPL, and solving time calculation exercises.

Runtime Environments

Writing Our First Program

REPL

Exercise: First steps

Quiz: First Steps

Fundamentals of Ruby

Examine Ruby's core concepts: variables, data types, objects, string operations, blocks, and type conversion.

Variables in Ruby

String Addition and Multiplication

Data Types in Ruby

Everything Is An Object in Ruby (Proof)

Type Casting (Type Conversion)

Fractional Numbers

String Interpolation in Ruby

Bang!

Blocks in Ruby

Blocks with Parameters

Methods of Ruby’s Integer Class

Exercise 1: Fundamentals of Ruby

Quiz: Fundamentals of Ruby

Conditional Statements

Break down complex ideas to effectively use Ruby's conditional statements and practical exercises.

Testing Variables and Branching

Combining Conditions

Some Useful Ruby Methods

Random Numbers

Exercise: Conditional Statements

Quiz: Conditional Statements

Operators and Methods

Dig into Ruby operators, methods, variables, and practical applications with various examples.

Ternary Operator

Loading Indicator

Methods

Judgment Day Emulator

Instance and Local Variables

Programming a Slot Machine

Quiz: Operators and Methods

Arrays

14 Lessons

See how it works: from array initialization and manipulation to complex structures in Ruby.

Hash

14 Lessons

Practice using Ruby hashes for data storage, manipulation, and iteration in real-world applications.

Fun with Object Oriented Programming

12 Lessons

Learn how to use objects, state, and advanced OOP concepts in Ruby development.

Debugging in Ruby

4 Lessons

Walk through Ruby debugging techniques including console outputs, console debuggers, and IDE tools.

10.

Ruby Version Manager

4 Lessons

Break apart Ruby Version Manager basics, semantic versioning, and handling multiple Ruby installations.

11.

Testing Ruby Programs

3 Lessons

Break down the steps to test Ruby programs, ensuring functionality and code reliability.

12.

Wrap Up!

1 Lesson

Take a look at continuous learning in mastering Ruby and future growth in programming.

13.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Simplify complex topics on Ruby environment setup and debugging with IDE tools.

Course Author

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Anthony Walker

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Evan Dunbar

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Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

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Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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