Introduction to Ruby on Rails

Module 1: Introduction to Ruby on Rails

⏳ 1 hour

• Topics: What is Rails? Project setup, rails server, Rails design pattern, “Hello World!”

• Hands-on: Initialize a new Rails project, explore the folder structure, and deploy your first app

Module 2: CRUD on Rails

⏳ 2.5 hours

• Topics: Models & Active Record, migrations & methods, validations, DRY principles

• Hands-on: Build a full CRUD application in three parts—create/read, update/delete, and validation challenges

Module 3: Your First Rails Application!

⏳ 3 hours

• Topics: Routes, views, and controllers; user authentication; “acts_as_votable” voting features

• Hands-on: Develop a basic app with user signup/sign-in, voting, and conditional views

Module 4: Comments Functionality

⏳ 2 hours

• Topics: Associations, nested routes, partials, and form handling for comments

• Hands-on: Implement commenting with create/display workflows and UI partials

Module 5: Testing Rails Applications

⏳ 2 hours

• Topics: Introduction to Rails testing, assertions, model/controller/integration tests

• Hands-on: Write and execute tests for models, controllers, and views to validate functionality

Module 6: Conclusion & Next Steps

⏳ 0.5 hour

• Topics: Course wrap-up, deploying to production, resources for deep dives

• Hands-on: Review a checklist for going live and plan your next Rails project

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