Ruby on Rails - Fundamentals

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
This course introduces the features of Ruby on Rails including scaffolding and routing. It steps through the creation of a Ruby on Rails project and shows how to work with cookies and sessions, and how to implement testing and access statistics.

Target Audience
Programmers who are familiar with the Ruby language or .NET developers who have no experience with Ruby who want to use the Ruby on Rails framework to create web applications and web APIs.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.9

Lesson Objectives

Ruby on Rails - Fundamentals

start the course

create a Ruby on Rails project

add a static web page to a Ruby on Rails project

create a dynamic web page in a Ruby on Rails project

use redirect_to to redirect a URL in a Ruby on Rails application

add user specific menus to a Ruby on Rails application

use the Rails console

generate scaffolding for a Ruby on Rails project

examine the controller in a Ruby on Rails application

migrate a Ruby on Rails data model and populate it with data

examine the routes generated by scaffolding in a Ruby on Rails project

examine the routes that serve GET requests in a Ruby on Rails application

rename and direct routes in a Ruby on Rails application

define parameters for the routes in a Ruby on Rails application

use route constraints in a Ruby on Rails application

define a route to the root URL of a Ruby on Rails application

use cookies in a Ruby on Rails application

configure permanent cookies for a Ruby on Rails application

enable breadcrumbs in a Ruby on Rails application

configure a Ruby on Rails application to enable a browser session to be reset

configure a Ruby on Rails application to enable sessions to be saved to the database

use the tests generated with Ruby on Rail's scaffolding to write and test validation rules and analyze their results

run functional tests on a Ruby on Rails project

create unit tests for Ruby on Rails projects

use static fixtures to generate YAML test data for Ruby on Rails projects

write integration tests for Ruby on Rails projects

generate statistics for a project in Ruby on Rails

lay the foundations for a Ruby on Rails web application

Course Number:
pg_rubr_a01_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner