Building your own API with Rails

Delve into creating, optimizing, and securing a Rails API from scratch. Gain insights into building a full-fledged, efficient Rails API, ready for immediate use.

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This course is a comprehensive tutorial that will teach you the best way to build your next API with Rails. You’ll learn to create a Rails API from scratch and to optimize and secure a Rails API. By the end of this course, you’ll have a full-fledged Rails API ready to be used.

This course is a comprehensive tutorial that will teach you the best way to build your next API with Rails. You’ll learn to crea...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Learn how to create an application using Rails

Learn about the MVC (Model View Controller) architecture and how it is used in Rails

Learn how to create and expose endpoints of a Rails API

Learn securing the endpoints of a Rails API using user authorization

Learn to optimize a Rails application

Learn how to create an application using Rails

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