Getting Started

• Getting Ruby and Rails ready to roll
• A look at Rake

Introducing Ruby

• Working with different datatypes
• Defining Constants
• Using Operators and Expressions
• Introduction to Arrays
• Working with Hashes
• Generator and Predicate Ranges

Working with Ruby

• The if Statement
• Using the else / elsif Statements
• Using the unless Statement
• Understanding Modifiers
• The case Statement
• While & Until loops
• Methods and Arguments

Database Connection

• Connecting to a database
• Create and Name the Model and Controller
• Adding & Editing records to the database
• Displaying data from the database
• Table-naming conventions
• Object-relation mapping put on rails
• Creating ActiveRecord models
• Passing Arguments to a Method
• Return values from a method
• Return multiple values from a method
• Classes, Modules and Mixins
• Creating a Class / Modules & Mixins
• Using an Object
• Using Class Variables & Methods

Introducing Rails

• The Model-View-Controller design
• Putting Ruby on Rails Creating:
  • a Controller
  • an Action
  • a View
• Adding HTML in The View
• Passing Data from an Action to a View
• Using Sessions
• Accessing user data via form controls
• Using data in Controls
• Working with Modules
• Applying Controls to Modules

Working with Ruby on Rails

• Testing & validating data integrity
• Setting and Reading Cookies
• Creating Filters
• Creating XML with Views
• Using View Helpers
• Using Partial Templates
• Passing Data to Partial Templates
• Using Ajax with Rails