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Gain insights into building and deploying web applications with Rails 6 and Ruby. Delve into Agile methods to deliver robust, customer-facing e-commerce applications incrementally.

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Rails is a development framework that uses the Ruby programming language. Agile is a project management methodology that focuses on iterative development. Using Ruby and Agile together enable software engineers to deliver robust customer-facing applications. This course serves as a comprehensive introduction to web development using Rails 6. First, you’ll get introduced to the Rails architecture and its model, view, and controller components. You’ll create a basic e-commerce application before adding functionality and design improvements with Ruby. You’ll make incremental improvements to each component, developing a polished e-commerce experience through Agile methods. This course will enable you to build and deploy web applications with Rails 6 and Ruby. You’ll be familiar with the product development methods of Agile. Furthermore, it’ll help you become a full-stack web developer in an Agile organization.

Rails is a development framework that uses the Ruby programming language. Agile is a project management methodology that focuses...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Get a strong understanding of web development with the Rails architecture.

Become familiar with the Ruby programming language.

Learn to make iterative improvements and create products with Agile methodologies.

Learn to build and deploy fullstack web applications using Rails and Agile.

Get a strong understanding of web development with the Rails architecture.

Content

150 Lessons21 Quizzes

Getting Started

2 Lessons

Get familiar with Rails basics to build an e-commerce web application.

Introduction to the Course

Course Organization and Tools

Instant Gratification

8 Lessons

Look at Rails fundamentals by creating a new app, adding views, linking pages, and debugging.

Creating a New Application

Hello Rails

Using a Custom Controller

Adding Dynamic Content in Actions

Linking Page Together

When Things Go Wrong

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Rails Basic Application

The Architecture of Rails Application

5 Lessons

Examine the MVC architecture in Rails, encompassing models, views, controllers, and Active Record ORM.

Models, Views and Controllers

Rails Model Support

Action Pack: The View and Controller

Summary

Quiz Yourself on the Architecture of Rails Application

Introduction to Ruby

9 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Ruby's object-oriented nature, data types, control flow, and organizational structures.

Ruby is an Object-Oriented Language

Datatypes

Logics

Organizing Structures

Marshaling Objects

Pulling It All Together

Ruby Idioms

Summary

Quiz Yourself on the Introduction to Ruby

The Depot Application

3 Lessons

Solve problems in incremental development, user roles in Depot, and initial coding steps.

Incremental Development

What Depot Does

Let's Code

Creating the Application

4 Lessons

Investigate initializing a Rails 6 development environment, creating databases, and enhancing user interfaces.

Creating the Product Maintenance Application

Making Prettier Listings

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Creating the Application

Validation and Unit Testing

6 Lessons

Master the steps to ensure data integrity with validations, unit testing integration, making and using test fixtures in Rails.

Validating

Unit Testing

Making Test Fixtures

Use of Fixtures Data in Tests

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Validating and Unit Testing

Catalog Display

7 Lessons

Step through catalog creation with Rails controllers, views, layout, helpers, and caching techniques.

Creating the Catalog Listing

Adding the Page Layout

Using a Helper to Format the Price

Functional Testing of Controllers

Caching of Partial Results

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Catalog Display

Cart Creation

9 Lessons

Walk through the steps to create and manage a functional shopping cart in Rails 6.

Finding a Cart

Connecting Products to Cart

Running a Test Fixture on Cart Products

Adding a Button

Making Button Functional

Making Cart a Little Prettier

A Product Test Fixture

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Cart Creation

10.

A Smarter Cart

7 Lessons

Examine the creation of a smarter cart, handling errors, and enhancing functionality.

Iteration 1: Creating a Smarter Cart

Iteration 2: Creating a Smarter Cart

Iteration 3: Creating a Smarter Cart

Handling Errors

Finishing the Cart

Summary

Quiz Yourself on A Smarter Cart

11.

Adding a Dash of Ajax

7 Lessons

Apply your skills to create dynamic Rails applications with Ajax, helpers, and Action Cable.

Moving the Cart

Creating an Ajax-based cart

Highlighting Changes

Hiding an Empty Cart with a Custom Helper

Broadcasting Updates with Action Cable

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Adding a Dash of Ajax

12.

Check Out

5 Lessons

Map out the steps for capturing and validating orders with Atom feed integration.

Capturing an Order

Capturing the Order Details

Atom Feeds

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Checking Out

13.

Entering Additional Payment Details

6 Lessons

Tackle dynamic payment forms using React and JavaScript, enhancing user interactions efficiently.

Installing and Testing React

Learning Just Enough React

Dynamically Replacing Components Based on User Actions

Testing our JavaScript Functionality

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Entering Additional Payment Details

14.

Sending Emails and Processing Payments Efficiently

5 Lessons

Practice using Rails to send emails, manage payment processing, and validate the checkout flow.

Sending Confirmation Emails

Connecting to a Slow Payment Processor with Active Job

System Testing the Checkout Flow

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Sending Confirmation Emails

15.

Logging In

6 Lessons

Sharpen your skills in implementing user authentication, securing passwords, and enforcing access control in Rails.

Adding Users

Authenticating Users

Limiting Access

Adding more Administration Using a Sidebar

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Logging In

Create a Bill Split Application Using Ruby on Rails

Project

16.

Internationalization

6 Lessons

Unpack the core of implementing multi-language support in a Rails app with locale configurations.

Selecting the Locale

Translating the StoreFront

Translating Checkout

Adding a Locale Switcher

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Internationalization

17.

Receive Emails and Respond with Rich Text

5 Lessons

Go hands-on with receiving emails, storing support requests, and responding with rich text.

Receiving Support Emails with Action Mailbox

Storing Support Requests from Our Mailbox

Responding with Rich Text

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Receiving and Responding Emails

18.

Finding Your Ways Around Rails

4 Lessons

Break down complex ideas of Rails' directory structure, naming conventions, and core subsystems.

Where Things Go

Naming Conventions

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Finding Your Ways Around Rails

19.

Active Record

8 Lessons

Build efficient data models and manage relationships with CRUD operations using Active Record.

Defining Your Data

Locating and Traversing Records

Creating and Updating

Reading and Deleting

Participating in the Monitoring Process

Transactions

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Active Record

20.

Action Dispatch and Action Controller

8 Lessons

Follow the process of managing requests, responses, sessions, and redirects using Rails' ActionDispatch and ActionController.

Dispatching Requests Through REST

A Bit More on Dispatching Requests

Processing of Requests

Processing of Redirects

Iteration 1: Objects and Operations That Spam Requests

Iteration 2: Objects and Operations That Spam Requests

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Action Dispatch and Action Controller

21.

Action View

9 Lessons

Build on generating dynamic content using Rails templates, forms, helpers, and layouts.

Using Templates

Generating Forms

Processing Forms

Uploading Files to Rails Applications

Using Helpers

Reducing Maintenance with Layouts

Reducing Maintenance with Partials

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Action View

22.

Migrations

7 Lessons

Step through creating, managing, and troubleshooting database migrations in Rails efficiently.

Creating and Running Migrations

Anatomy of a Migration

Managing Tables

Advanced Migrations

When Migrations Go Bad

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Migrations

23.

Customizing and Extending Rails

6 Lessons

Discover the logic behind customizing and extending Rails with testing, templating, and CSS management.

Testing with RSpec

Creating HTML Templates with Slim

Serving CSS via Webpack

Customizing Rails in Other Ways

Summary

Quiz Yourself on Customizing and Extending Rails

24.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Examine further learning paths and foundational skills in Agile Web Development using Rails 6.

Where to Go from Here

25.

Appendix

7 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of installing Rails, setting up environments, and database integration.

Installing Rails on Windows

Installing Rails on macOS

Installing Rails on Linux

Choosing a Rails Version

Setting Up Your Development Environment

Rails and Databases

Summary

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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