Ruby Fundamentals

This course is designed to give you everything you need to start developing software in Ruby quickly.
Course info
Rating
(550)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Jun 20, 2013
Duration
3h 43m
Table of contents
An introduction to Ruby
Overview 1m 10,000ft View of Ruby 3m Installing Ruby 3m Interactive Shell Demo 5m IDE Options and RubyMine Demo 3m Variables, nil, Methods and Scope 6m Flow Control, Operators, Comments 3m Some Useful Methods 2m Recap 1m Summary 1m
Classes and Objects
Overview 1m Creating Classes and Objects 3m Instance Variables and Methods 3m Accessors and Virtual Attributes 3m Initialization and Cleanup 1m Inheritance 6m Class Methods and Variables 4m Method Visibility 6m Executable Class Bodies and self 3m Open Classes and Monkey Patching 3m Equality 3m Summary 0m
Flow Control
Overview 0m Branching 2m Conditional Initialization 3m Flow Control Using and/or 2m Case Statement 2m Looping Constructs 3m Looping with Iterators and Blocks 3m Controlling Loop Flow 2m Handling Exceptions 4m Raising Exceptions 1m Exceptions: ensure and else Clauses 2m Exceptions: Retrying and Rescue Modifier 2m Throw and Catch 3m Scope 1m Summary 0m
Standard Types
Overview 1m Booleans 1m Numbers 3m Strings 6m String Operators and Methods 6m Regular Expressions 7m Symbols 2m Arrays 7m Enumerable 2m Hashes 3m Ranges 2m Parallel Assignment 4m Summary 1m
Methods in Depth
Overview 1m Default Parameter Values 1m Variable Length Parameter Lists 3m Keyword Arguments 3m Method Aliasing 1m Operators 6m Method Calls as Messages 3m method_missing 6m Summary 1m
More Ruby Tools: Blocks, Constants, Modules
Overview 1m Blocks 3m Block Local Variables 2m Using Blocks 4m From Block to Proc 2m Lambdas 3m Using Procs and Lambdas 3m Constants 4m Modules 5m Summary 1m
Putting Ruby to Work
Overview 1m Organizing Source Code 5m Gems and Managing Dependencies 5m Testing Frameworks 7m Debugging Tools 4m Packaging and Distributing Code 7m Resources 2m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(550)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Jun 20, 2013
Duration
3h 43m
Description

Ruby is a dynamic, thoroughly object oriented programming language with a focus on developer happiness and productivity. This course is designed to give you everything you need to start developing software in Ruby quickly. You will learn about all of the key features of the language: classes, methods, blocks, modules. You will find out about some of the standard types included in Ruby, such as strings, arrays, hashes and regular expressions. You will also get an introduction to tools and techniques you need to write real world software, including testing, debugging and packaging your code.

Course FAQ
Course FAQ
What is Ruby Programming Language?

Ruby is a general purpose, object-oriented programming language. It is open-sourced, dynamic, and focuses on simplicity and productivity.

What is Ruby used for?

Ruby is used mostly for building web applications, but can also help with data analysis, prototyping, and much more. It is comparable to Python or JavaScript in several respects.

Is Ruby easy to learn?

Compared to several other programming languages, Ruby is pretty easy to learn. If you are already familiar with another similar programming language it will be even easier to pick up. Ruby is also easily readable and expressive.

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn everything you need to start developing software in Ruby, including:

  • Key language features - classes, methods, blocks, etc.
  • Standard types in Ruby - strings, arrays, hashes, etc.
  • Helpful tools and techniques for writing code
  • Testing, debugging, and packaging code
  • Much more
Are there prerequisites for this course?

There are no strict prerequisites to this course! However, if you have some experience or proficiency in another programming language (Python, JavaScript, C#), it may reduce the learning curve.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who wants to start learning the Ruby programming language and developing web applications and software!

How long will this course take?

This Ruby tutorial has a run time of 3 hours and 43 minutes. There are options to speed up or slow down the playback speed through Pluralsight's platform, so you can adjust it to your preference.

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