Topics Covered

Rails in Depth

• Directory Structure

• Rails Configuration

Instant Startup

• Creating a New Application

• Hello, Rails!

• Linking Pages Together

• Scaffolding

Introduction to Ruby

• OOPL

• Ruby Names

• Ruby Methods

• Classes

• Modules

• Arrays and Hashes

• Control Structures

• Regular Expressions

• Blocks and Iterators

• Exceptions

Topics Covered
Active Record: The Basics

• Tables and Classes

• Columns and Attributes

• Primary Keys and IDs

• Connecting to the Database

• CRUD—Create, Read, Update, Delete

• Migrations

• Creating and Running Migrations

• Relationships between Tables

• Specifying Relationships in Models

• Validation

• Callbacks

• Advanced Attributes

Action Controller:

• Routing

• URLs

• Routing Requests

• Resource-Based Routing

• Action Methods

• Filters and Verification

Topics Covered

Action View

• Templates

• Using Helpers

• Helpers for Formatting, Linking, and Pagination

• How Forms Work

• Form Helpers

Rails – Related Topics

• The Web, V2.0

• Prototype

• Script.aculo.us

Action Mailer
Ø Sending E-mail

Gems and Plugins
Ø Examples and Usage

Testing

• Intoduction to TDD

• Types of Testing

• Running Tests