UpperLEFTY · October 28, 2017 23:05 · Sep 18, 2012 · Sep 18, 2012 · Sep 18, 2012 · Sep 18, 2012
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 # Ruby on Rails Crash Course
 
+This is a course meant to give you the basics of Ruby and Rails with the assumption that you'll use the resources provided below to further your learning.
+
+It assumes you are familiar with basic programming concepts and the basics of object oriented programming.
+
 ## Basics
 
 ### Create a Ruby Script

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     hello
 
-### Define a Method with Argument
+### Define a Method that takes an Argument
 
     def hello(name)
       puts "Hello, #{name}!"

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-
-# Ruby
+# Ruby on Rails Crash Course
 
 ## Basics
 

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+
+# Ruby
+
+## Basics
+
+### Create a Ruby Script
+
+Create a file named `hello.rb`
+
+    puts "Hello!"
+
+### Run a Ruby Script
+
+    $ ruby hello.rb
+
+### Start the Interactive Ruby Shell
+
+    $ irb
+    1.9.3-p194 :001 >
+
+### Define a Method
+
+    def hello
+      puts "Hello!"
+    end
+
+### Call a Method
+
+    hello
+
+### Define a Method with Argument
+
+    def hello(name)
+      puts "Hello, #{name}!"
+    end
+
+### Call a Method with an Argument
+
+    hello("Brian")
+
+### Define a class
+
+    class Person
+
+    end
+
+### Instantiate a class
+
+    brian = Person.new
+        
+### Define a Class Initializer
+
+    class Person
+      def initialize
+        puts "Initialize!"
+      end
+    end
+
+### Define a Class Initializer with Arguments
+
+    class Person
+      def initialize(name)
+        puts "Initializing '#{name}'"
+      end
+    end
+
+### Instantiate a class using an initializer
+
+    brian = Person.new("Brian")
+
+### Define an instance method
+
+    class Person
+      def hello
+        puts "Hello there!"
+      end
+    end
+
+### Call an instance method
+
+    brian = Person.new("Brian")
+    brian.hello
+
+### Define an Instance Variable
+
+### Define Instance Variable Accessors
+
+### Using Arrays
+
+### Using Hashes
+
+## Intermediate
+
+### Extend a Class
+
+    class Employee < Person
+
+    end
+
+### Re-opening Classes
+
+### Define a Class Method
+
+### Call a Class Method
+
+### Blocks
+
+### Symbols
+
+### Define a Module
+
+    module Hello
+
+    end
+
+### Define a Module Method
+
+    module Hello
+      def hello
+        puts "Hello!"
+      end
+    end
+
+### Call a Module Method
+
+    Hello::hello
+
+### Include a Module
+
+    include Hello
+
+### Include a module's methods in a class as instance methods
+
+### Include a module's methods in a class as class methods
+
+### Modules vs. Classes
+
+### Ruby Load Path
+
+### Require a Method or Class
+
+## Ruby Gems
+
+### Install a Gem
+
+    $ gem install pry
+
+## Ruby Version Manager
+
+### Install RVM
+
+### Install Ruby via RVM
+
+## Bundler
+
+### Install Bundler
+
+### Define a project's Gems
+
+### Install a projcet's Gems
+
+## Testing
+
+### RSpec
+
+## Libraries
+
+### Devise
+
+### Guard
+
+## Resources
+
+### Language, Gems & Tools
+
+- [Ruby Programming Language](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/)
+- [Ruby Gems](http://rubygems.org/)
+- [Bundler](http://gembundler.com/)
+- [Ruby Version Manager](https://rvm.io/)
+- [Ruby on Rails](http://rubyonrails.org/)
+- [The Ruby Toolbox](https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/)
+
+### Documentation
+
+- [Ruby-Doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org/)
+- [RubyDoc.info](http://www.rubydoc.info/)
+- [APIdock](http://apidock.com/)
+- [Ruby on Rails API](http://api.rubyonrails.org/)
+- [Rails Searchable API Doc](http://railsapi.com/)
+
+### Instructional Sites
+
+#### Ruby
+
+- [Try Ruby](http://tryruby.org/)
+- [Learn Ruby the Hard Way](http://ruby.learncodethehardway.org/book/)
+
+#### Rails
+
+- [Ruby on Rails Guides](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/)
+- [RailsCasts](http://railscasts.com/)
+- [Rails for Zombies](http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-for-zombies-redux)
+- [Rails for Zombies 2](http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-for-zombies-2)
+- [Rails Best Practices](http://www.codeschool.com/courses/rails-best-practices)
+- [Testing with RSpec](http://www.codeschool.com/courses/testing-with-rspec)
+- [PeepCode](https://peepcode.com/)
+- [Ruby on Rails Tutorial](http://ruby.railstutorial.org/)
+
+### Books
+
+- [Programming Ruby 1.9](http://pragprog.com/book/ruby3/programming-ruby-1-9)
+- [Agile Web Development with Rails](http://pragprog.com/book/rails4/agile-web-development-with-rails)
+- [Metaprogramming Ruby](http://pragprog.com/book/ppmetr/metaprogramming-ruby)
+- [Eloquent Ruby](http://eloquentruby.com/)
+- [The Well-Grounded Rubyist](http://www.manning.com/black2/)