Ruby For Programmers

Ruby For Programmers, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.28, with 21 lectures, 7 quizzes, based on 498 reviews, and has 2444 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn the essentials of Ruby programming Identify Ruby’s strengths and weaknesses Know How Ruby’s Object Orientation works Understand key features of Ruby: modules, mixins, arrays, hashes, loops, blocks and IO This course is ideal for individuals who are Programmers with experience of some other language such as Python, C or Java who want to learn the essentials of Ruby quickly or Ruby learners – maybe you already know some Ruby and you want to revise or extend your knowledge or Non-programmers who need to work with Ruby developers and understand the basics It is particularly useful for Programmers with experience of some other language such as Python, C or Java who want to learn the essentials of Ruby quickly or Ruby learners – maybe you already know some Ruby and you want to revise or extend your knowledge or Non-programmers who need to work with Ruby developers and understand the basics.

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Summary

Title: Ruby For Programmers

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.28

Number of Lectures: 21

Number of Quizzes: 7

Number of Published Lectures: 21

Number of Published Quizzes: 7

Number of Curriculum Items: 28

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 28

Original Price: $44.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn the essentials of Ruby programming
Identify Ruby’s strengths and weaknesses
Know How Ruby’s Object Orientation works
Understand key features of Ruby: modules, mixins, arrays, hashes, loops, blocks and IO

Who Should Attend

Programmers with experience of some other language such as Python, C or Java who want to learn the essentials of Ruby quickly
Ruby learners – maybe you already know some Ruby and you want to revise or extend your knowledge
Non-programmers who need to work with Ruby developers and understand the basics

Target Audiences

Programmers with experience of some other language such as Python, C or Java who want to learn the essentials of Ruby quickly
Ruby learners – maybe you already know some Ruby and you want to revise or extend your knowledge
Non-programmers who need to work with Ruby developers and understand the basics

This course is a fast introduction to the Ruby language for experienced programmers.

Maybe you are already a programmer (in some other language such as Java, Cor Python)so you don't need a Ruby course that wastes time on telling you how programs work. This course gets straight down to business. It tells you what Ruby is all about, what makes it similar to other languages – and what makes it different. It explains the stuff you really need to know. It won't bog you down by trying to describe every gnarly little corner of the language. It concentrates on the essentials – with no unnecessary padding. If you need to get to grips with Ruby fast, this is the course for you.

Or maybe you've already learnt the basics of Ruby and you are looking for a quick way to revise your knowledge. With its video tutorials downloadable 'cheat-sheets' and interactive quizzes, Ruby For Programmers focuses on the most important features of Ruby and puts your knowledge to the test.

The course instructor Huw Collingbourne is the author of The Book Of Ruby. Huw has already taught over 22,000 people to program on Udemy.

Ruby is a cross-platform, object-oriented language. Ruby can not only be used for writing standalone programs but it can also be used for creating dynamic web sites thanks to web frameworks such as Rails. If you are already an experienced programmer in some other language, or if you've started learning Ruby and you need a clear, simple way to revise your knowledge, Ruby For Programmers is course for you.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Ruby Fundamentals

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2: The Ruby Programming Language – a quick introduction

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Downloads and Essential Resources

Lecture 4: Strings

Lecture 5: Cheatsheet: Strings

Chapter 2: Object Orientation

Lecture 1: Classes and Objects

Lecture 2: Class Variables and Class Methods

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Object Orientation

Chapter 3: Modules and Attributes

Lecture 1: Attributes (or ‘properties’)

Lecture 2: Modules and Mixins

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Modules and Attributes

Chapter 4: Arrays and Hashes

Lecture 1: Arrays

Lecture 2: Hashes

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Arrays and Hashes

Chapter 5: Loops and iterators

Lecture 1: Simple loops

Lecture 2: while, until, loop

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Loops

Chapter 6: Blocks and Files

Lecture 1: Blocks and Procs

Lecture 2: Files and IO

Lecture 3: Cheatsheet: Blocks and Files

Lecture 4: And Finally

Instructors

Huw Collingbourne
Director of Technology, SapphireSteel Software

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 4 votes
2 stars: 9 votes
3 stars: 58 votes
4 stars: 221 votes
5 stars: 206 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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