Learn Ruby and Rails: Build a blog from scratch step by step 🚀

Practical Hands-on coding of a complete blog application from scratch using the Ruby on Rails Framework.

Are you ready to dive into the world of web development with a language and framework that powers some of the most successful platforms on the internet? Welcome to "Learn Ruby and Rails: Build a blog from scratch step by step" – your comprehensive guide to mastering Ruby programming language and building dynamic web applications using the powerful Ruby on Rails framework.

🚀 Why Ruby & Rails? Ruby is a versatile, elegant, and efficient object-oriented programming language that emphasizes simplicity and productivity. Ruby on Rails (often just called Rails) is a server-side web application framework written in Ruby. It is designed to make programming web applications easier by making assumptions about what every developer needs to get started. It allows you to write beautiful code, quickly and with less effort.

🌟 Notable Projects Built on Rails: The likes of Basecamp, Twitter, Shopify, Github, LivingSocial, Groupon, Hulu, Airbnb, Yellow Pages – these are just a few giants that have leveraged the power of Ruby on Rails to build robust, scalable applications. A quick search can uncover even more success stories!

👩‍💻 Who is this course for? This course is tailored for absolute beginners in Ruby programming and the Rails framework. Whether you're a complete novice or have some experience but want to solidify your understanding, this course will set up your development environment and guide you through each step of the way.

📚 What will you learn?

• Setting up your development environment for success 🛠️
• Understanding the basics of Ruby, the programming language 👩‍💻🧬
• Mastering Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration 🤝
• Building a complete blog application from scratch using Rails 🌐

🔍 Key Concepts & Skills Covered:

• Creating a new Rails project 🏗️
• Updating gems with Bundler 📦
• Exploring the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture 🏢
• Starting and running the Rails server 💻
• Writing conditional statements and loops ➖🔁
• Developing controllers, models, and views 🛠️
• Associating models to create complex relationships 🔗
• Generating models and handling database migrations 🗂️
• Creating, editing, reading, and deleting blog posts and comments 📝✏️
• Adding links and images to your blog posts 🌍
• Setting up forms and user inputs ✋
• Utilizing helpers to streamline code 🤖
• Automatically generating routes with resources 🚦
• Ensuring basic security for your application 🔒

🔥 By the end of this course, you will:

• Have a fully functioning blog application under your belt 🎓
• Possess valuable skills that are transferable to any other Rails project
• Be well on your way to becoming a proficient Ruby on Rails developer 🏄‍♂️
• Feel confident in expanding and scaling your projects to new heights! 🚀

Ready to embark on this exciting journey? Let's build something amazing together! Enroll now and start your adventure into the world of Ruby and Rails. Your next great project awaits! 🛠️💫✨