Learn Ruby on Rails, an open-source framework for the Ruby programming language. Rails for Zombies will teach you all the Rails basics with a zombie flair.
Course Overview
Deep in the CRUD
1 Video - 6 Challenges
How we work with a database in Rails by using Create, Read, Update, and Destroy (CRUD).
Models Taste Like Chicken
1 Video - 2 Challenges
We'll learn about ActiveRecord models, validations, and relationships.
The View Ain't Always Pretty
1 Video - 5 Challenges
Get experience linking between views, using conditionals, and how to lookup documentation on common view helpers.
Controllers Must Be Eaten
1 Video - 4 Challenges
Sitting between our Models and Views are the Controllers, which use instance variables to keep our code organized.
Routing into Darkness
1 Video - 5 Challenges
Learn how to direct requests to your app to the correct controller actions.
Course Prerequisites
- Basic Programming Knowledge
- Basic Web Development Knowledge
- Basic Ruby Knowledge
- Try Ruby
The Professor
Gregg Pollack
Gregg is most passionate about taking complex topics and teaching them in the most efficient way possible. He's helped build a few technology companies including Envy Labs, a Ruby on Rails consultancy in downtown Orlando, and Code School (where you are right now). He also runs Orlando's yearly BarCamp, the Orlando Ruby Users Group, and Orlando Tech Events newsletter. Hobbies include theatre, dance, podcasting, Game of Thrones, good scotch, learning how to run a business "the hard way", and using way too many commas in a single paragraph (apparently).
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47 Reviews
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fsevero
Awesome guide to learn the basics... lack of some "project oriented" tutorial...
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ivik
I have to say; Really NICE work! This is how you should learn and hopefully one day this is how schools teach... God job guys!
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cvinson
Really great course. I feel that there were a few things I understood from previous MVC experience that a complete beginner might have had a tough time with, but I feel like I learned a lot.
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breweronrails
I really enjoyed Rails for Zombies because the difficulty level really hit the mark. I had to think about my answers, but the program wasn't so hard as to put me off from finishing. I'll be doing Rails for Zombies 2 soon.