Catch Up Day: Beginners Rails Programming

The goal of the class is to introduce the basic ideas of the Rails framework, presenting a distilled summary of the Getting Started Guide. You are welcome to read the course material ahead of the class; it also has pointers to more advanced topics that you can start exploring on your own if you like.

Pre-Requisites

We will assume no familiarity with the Rails framework, but will assume you have some familiarity with programming concepts. Familiarity with the material we cover in our Ruby Beginners Level 1 class would be very helpful to you in this Rails catchup class.

We will use the course material and the code, which is also available on Github.

Installing Ruby and Rails

Before class, install Ruby and Rails on your system, getting as far as you can following these instructions:

• How should I prepare for my first Ruby lesson?
• How should I prepare for my first Rails lesson?

The course material also summarizes these steps.

If you have any questions about the material or suggestions for what to cover in the class, feel free to email us at team [at] railsschool.org