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Rails for Zombies

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Rails Best Practices

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Controllers in Space

Fat model/skinny controller, named scopes, scopes with lambda, default scopes, model creation scopes, skipping a filter
Controller Command

Nested attributes, models without the database, using Presenters, rejecting SQL injection, Rails 3 responder syntax
Model Pitfalls

Basic & compound indices, protecting your attributes, using default database values, using callbacks properly, improving validation, database seeding
Model Bert

Optimizing n+1 queries, using counter_cache, batches of find_each, applying The Law of Demeter, using to_s and to_param in the model
Froggy Views

Refactoring views, using helpers, rendering content with partials, handling empty strings, using content_for, meta yield

Rails for Zombies 2

Getting Started With Ruby on Rails

Learn more Rails with this sequel to the infamous Rails for Zombies course. Increase your Ruby on Rails knowledge with even more zombie learning.

From the Ground Up

Installing Rails, creating a Rails app, database migrations, the command line, Ruby 1.9 hash syntax, Bundler, database configuration
Models Still Taste Like Chicken

Named scopes, callbacks, has_one, relationship options, using Includes, has_many :through
Rest In Pieces

Revisiting URL helpers, forms & input helpers, understanding REST, nested resources, view partials, other view helpers
Asset Packaging and Mailing

Sending attachments in mail, asset tags, using the Asset Pipeline, CoffeeScript, creating and sending mail, SCSS, using the JavaScript manifest
Rendering Extremities

Custom RESTful routes, creating AJAX links, rendering custom JSON, AJAXified forms, controller rendering options, sending server JavaScript, using JSON data

Try Ruby

Getting Started With Ruby on Rails

Learn the basic building blocks of Ruby, all in the browser.

All For One, One For All

Get an introduction to numbers, Strings, properties, and methods.
There Are Always Two

Learn about conversions, arrays, variables, and more methods.
Third Time's The Charm

Review printing, brackets, and String manipulation.
Fourth and Short

Take a shot at method chaining, hashes, keys, and values.
The Highest of Fives

Study up on blocks, directories, and method arguments.
Sixth Sense

Start building methods, libraries, popups, and HTML with Ruby.

Rails Testing for Zombies

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Test Unit

Testing philosophies, overview of Test Unit, TDD (Test Driven Development), and using assertions
Model Testing

Preparing the database, running tests, using fixtures, and testing relationships
Cleaning it up

Writing custom assertions, using Test Helper, and introducing Shoulda
Mocks and Stubs

Understanding and using mocks and stubs with Mocha
Integration Tests

Rails integration commands, integration testing with Capybara, and writing and using helper methods
Using Factories

Creating factories, adding associations between factories, and implementing factories in your tests

Testing with RSpec

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Introduction

An overview of RSpecs basic syntax and installation.
Configuration & Matchers

Setting up RSpec in a Ruby or Rails project and digging into some RSpec Matchers.
DRY Specs

See how to organize your specs better making readability much easier.
Hooks & Tags

Before hooks, shared examples and RSpecs use of metadata.
Mocks & Stubs

A tour through how RSpec uses mocks and stubs.
Custom Matchers

Walkthough the creation of a custom matcher from scratch.

Ruby Bits

Ruby Language

Learn the core bits every Ruby programmer should know. This Ruby tutorial builds upon the basics to keep enhancing your Ruby knowledge.

Expressions

An overview of best practices for writing expressions in Ruby
Methods and Classes

passing optional arguments, raising exceptions, using begin/rescue/end, attr_accessor vs. attr_reader
Classes

Encapsulation, instance & private methods, inheritance, and refactoring
ActiveSupport

Helpers that are built on top of the Ruby Language (arrays, dates, hashes, numbers, and strings
Modules

Namespacing methods, Mixins vs. class inheritance, method hooks, ActiveSupport::Concern
Blocks

Iterating and yielding, passing arguments, returning variables, Enumerable, and refactoring

Rails 4 Patterns

Intermediate Ruby on Rails

Learn helpful patterns and techniques for building and maintaining complex Rails applications. Make your application easily scale in size and complexity.

Models

Use Models to encapsulate core business logic and avoid common ActiveRecord pitfalls.
Scopes and Class Methods

Learn the intricacies of using class methods that run queries, and learn the benefits of using scopes.
Concerns

Review how to extract reusable code into Model and Controller concerns.
Decorators

Extract view logic out of Models with Decorators.
ActiveModelSerializers 1

The basics of using ActiveModelSerializers to build a JSON API.
ActiveModelSerializers 2

Use ActiveModelSerializers to simplify your JSON API.
FineTuning

Speed up queries, secure user parameters and manage your processes.

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HTML/CSS: 4 Courses Completed

Functional HTML5 & CSS3

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HTML5

Learn about the new tags in HTML5
CSS3

Review the new properties in CSS3
Header & Navigation

Build a functional header and navigation area
Content

Develop the content sections of a site
Footer & Forms

Learn about new form elements and build a functional footer

CSS Cross-Country

Intermediate CSS

Explore the fundamentals of CSS, and review all the web-styling tools needed for front-end efficiency.

Frost-Proof Fundamentals

Adding style, selectors, the cascade, and floats
Clear Carving

Clearing floats, inheritance, and specificity
Box Bindings

The box model, positioning, and z-index
Grooming Your Code

DRY, display types, and centering
CSS Safety

Protecting your layout and specificity problems
Image Issues

Image use and image cropping
Sprightly Slaloms

Image replacement and sprites
Pseudo Sitzmark

Pseudo classes and pseudo elements

Journey Into Mobile

Intermediate CSS

Learn mobile web design with mobile-first, adaptive, and responsive web design concepts. Review the best practices with our Journey into Mobile course.

Foundations for Mobile

The mobile web and relative font-sizing
Fluid Layouts

Learn the foundations for creating scalable, fluid sites
Adaptive Adventures

Create sites that adapt to a specific context
Responsive Adventures

Create device-agnostic sites optimized for all viewports
Responsive Media

Learn how to scale images, video, and work with retina graphics

Assembling Sass

CSS Preprocessors

Learn Sass and start improving your front-end CSS workflow. Try Sass on large-scale applications for efficient, time-saving styling.

Foundation

An introduction to Sass, imports, comments, and nesting.
Variable

Creation and use of recallable information.
Mixin

Writing reusable styles mixed with optional arguments.
Extend

Easily manage CSS class reuse and inheritance in the stylesheet, rather than HTML.
Directive

A primer on the programmatic tools in Sass, including functions and each loops.
Math + Color

Perform arithmetic and color alterations directly to stylesheet values.
Responsive

Simplify and optimize your responsive design workflow via Sass.

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Responsive Web with Initializr

Intro to Haml

JavaScript: 5 Courses Completed

jQuery Air: First Flight

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Just Enough JavaScript

Creating variables, dialogs, object & string functions, number-related operations, working with arrays.
Take Off

Downloading jQuery, minified Javascript, loading jQuery, the DOM & jQuery selection, nested elements, pseudo-classes & direct descendants.
View from 30,000 Feet

Direct manipulation with CSS, manipulating multiple attributes, adding & removing classes, toggling classes, hiding & showing content.
Contents may shift

Retrieving & setting text content with text(), querying & setting DOM with html(), manipulating DOM with append() & prepend(), creating peers with :before & :after, adding & removing nodes.
Fasten your Seatbelts

Using document.ready, writing named functions, using click event listeners, keyboard events, animations, AJAX load()

jQuery Air: Captain's Log

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Events

HTML & Text value, HTML5 data attributes, click events, binding & unbinding events, using multiple click handlers, live vs. delegate
Ajax

$.ajax, error handling & callbacks, aborting AJAX & timeouts, receiving and parsing JSON, using JSONP, sending form data
Effects

Chaining effects & adjusting speed, animating with CSS, effect easing, using a queue, adding a delay, stopping an effect
Organization

Each & Map utility functions, creating your own utility functions, creating plugins, encapsulating your code, custom events, jQuery templates

CoffeeScript

Learn CoffeeScript, the powerful little language that compiles into JavaScript. Take a sip of our CoffeeScript tutorial & learn to get more done with less code.

Variables and Functions

An overview of variables and functions
Applied jQuery

Converting jQuery to CoffeeScript
Conditionals & Operators

Conditionals, chained comparisons, switch cases, and existential operators
Arrays, Objects, Iterations

Using arrays, object literals, loops, list comprehension, and splat arguments
Applied jQuery II

Understanding and using jQuery object notation
Object Orientation

Classes, class inheritance, property arguments

Anatomy of Backbone.js

Client-side Frameworks

Learn Backbone.js and start building sophisticated and structured web apps. Try out Backbone’s JavaScript library with a RESTful JSON interface.

Introduction

Learn the very basic of Models and Views.
Models

More on Models, such as syncing to/from the server.
Views

View events, templates, and customization.
Models & Views

More on how Models and Views work together with event binding.
Collections

Working with a set of models with Backbone Collections.
Collection Views

Displaying a Collection with a Collection View.
Router & History

Supporting pushState history and multiple URLs.

JavaScript Road Trip Part 1

JavaScript Language

An introduction to the very basics of the JavaScript language. Build a foundation of JavaScript syntax and learn how to use values, variables, and files.

The Cliffs of Value

Learn to manipulate values on the console.
Variable Valley

Review how to store and use data with variables.
Files Falls

Create JS files and source them within HTML code.

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jQuery ColorBox

Most Useful jQuery Libraries

jQuery Mobile - Part 1

jQuery Mobile - Part 2

Git: 2 Courses Completed

Try Git

Git

Learn how to use Git by reviewing the basic concepts of Git version control. Try out this introductory course that was created with GitHub.

Discover Git

Discover the basics of Git, including how to initialize a repo. Learn how to add, commit, and push your code to GitHub.

Git Real

Git

Learn more advanced Git by practicing the concepts of Git version control. Increase your Git knowledge by learning more advanced systems within Git.

Introduction

Learn the basics of Git
Staging & Remotes

Add and remove changed files, and work with remote repositories
Cloning & Branching

Clone repositories and learn how to work with multiple branches
Collaboration Basics

Work simultaneously with multiple users
Branching

Work with remote branches and reference commits
Rebase belong to us

Optimize merging and fix merge conflicts
History and Configuration

Learn how to configure and view commit logs

Electives: 1 Course Completed

Discover DevTools

Electives

Learn how Chrome DevTools can sharpen your dev process and discover the tools that can optimize your workflow and make life easier.

Elements

Dig into the elements panel, learn how to make changes to the DOM and update styles.
Sources

New workflows to speed up your development time.
Console

Review the DevTools console and learn how to examine exceptions and use timesaving shortcuts.
Debugging

Great workflows for debugging problems in your JavaScript.
Network

Speed up your network interactions using the network tab and the page speed extension.
Profiles

Get familar with your applications rendering performance and learn how to use CPU profiling to identity performance problems.
Memory

Learn how to find and identify memory leaks in your application.