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Course Description
Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework that allows you to quickly and easily build applications for the web. It’s a framework designed with developer productivity and happiness in mind. With Rails you can create web applications with very little effort through strong conventions, sensible defaults and a great set of libraries. If you want to get started building web applications, Ruby on Rails is a great place to start!
vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.
The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.
In this course, you’ll learn about developing web applications with Ruby on Rails. We will build a simple task and project management tool together. In so doing, we’ll cover the foundations of Rails: models, controllers and views. We’ll also go further, touching on most of the key features of the Rails framework: validations, migrations, the asset pipeline, email delivery, internationalization, AJAX integration and more!
What You’ll Learn
- Build a Rails application from scratch, starting with bootstrapping and scaffolding.
- How to use different validation helpers to validate user input.
- Rails’s unique way of handling CSS and JavaScript files.
- How to use migrations and AJAX remote calls.
- How to enable internationalization for your application.
- Set up email notifications.
About the Instructor
José Mota is a Rubyist, Javascripter, UI designer, occasional speaker, and Mac & Arch Linux user. You can find out more on his website.