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Build Your First Rails App

Build Your First Rails App

Create a complete Ruby on Rails 4 app with a log in system and deploy it to Heroku


Course details

2.6∙31 Ratings13 reviews

Published
June 2013
Videos
11
Duration
55m
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About the course

Learn Ruby on Rails in 8 short steps and build your first Rails app by following practical video tutorials from the 'Jump Start Rails' book author Andy Hawthorne. In just 2 hours you can complete the course and then dive straight into the accompanying book 'Jump Start Rails' to complete your learning.

Course Instructor

Andy Hawthorne

Andy Hawthorne

Andy is a freelance writer and web developer from Coventry, England. He has spent 12 years as a web developer, and still likes trying new web coding technologies.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction
  • Free
    Introduction
    1:08
Lesson 2: Setting Up For Rails
Lesson 3: Creating an App — Controllers and Layouts
Lesson 4: Creating Resources
Lesson 5: Logging in
Lesson 6: Markdown and Helpers
Lesson 7: Deploying to Heroku
Lesson 8: Wrap Up

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Course details

2.6∙31 Ratings13 reviews

Published
June 2013
Videos
11
Duration
55m
Happy students
1332

Take this course
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