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programming & internet technologies
Ruby on Rails and web Application Development
This 3-day workshop builds on the attendee's basic knowledge of the Ruby
language (see Programming with Ruby) in learning how to combine Ruby with
SQL databases like MySQL to simplify web site development dramatically. Ruby on
Rails (ROR) does all the normal backend plumbing needed to develop a web site
using a backend SQL database. In class, attendees will receive CD's with
complete ROR development environments that they can use. This development
environment includes everything needed to learn, to use – and if desired –
deploy an ROR application: ROR, web server, and SQL database. This development
environment can be taken with the attendee upon successful completion of the
workshop to further their use of this exciting web development solution.
Ruby on Rails can simplify the development of a database-backed web site or
application in two ways: first, with the Ruby language and its straightforward,
fully Object-Oriented syntax, and secondly, through the implementation of
intelligent defaults and conventions that speeds the development process by
off-loading the tedious configuration and maintenance issues. ROR cuts through
the complexities that Java, JavaScript, VBasic, .NET, PHP, and Perl normally
interject into a web development environment. This workshop helps the attendee
to learn and take advantage of these benefits offered by ROR.
This workshop will provide extensive programming examples and exercises to
assist the attendee with the understanding of ROR programming concepts. The
attendees will also complete an in-class project that will further expand ROR
development knowledge and skills.
Who Should Attend
This workshop will be very beneficial to all those involved in designing,
developing, and deploying web-based applications: web designers, web developers,
and programmers, web application design engineers, and those that manage such
personnel or projects.
Prerequisites
Familiarity and experience with web scripting such as Perl, Python,
JavaScript, or VBScript – or – experience with web site development using
HTML, XML, or VRML – or – light coding experience in some current
programming language; Ruby is preferable.
Workshop
Objectives:
- Understand how the Ruby on Rails framework works to simplify web
development.
- Learn the basics of the MVC (model-view-controller) application
partitioning environment.
- Experience how to install and use a normal Ruby on Rails development
solution.
- Understand the controller component function as the intelligent router for
Rails applications.
- Learn how to use Rails conventions to speed up application development,
simplify maintenance.
- Use templates and views to control how the data is presented to the user.
- Develop data models to interface with the backend database systems to
provide page data.
- Using a comprehensive in-class project, develop an online shopping web
site using Rails.
- Learn how to test and deploy a Rails application to either an Internet or
Intranet web host.
- Learn how to use the Rails Builder to automate creation of application
components.
To request a comprehensive
curriculum outline click... HERE.
Last updated on
April 30, 2008
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