Overview of WD201

Part 1: Get started with git and Github

Introduction to the course.
Introduction to git and Github.

Part 2: Introduction to Ruby

Set up a basic Ruby developer environment using VSCode.
Set up automatic code formatting on-save using Rufo, in VSCode.
Learn how to use Ruby's interactive programming tool - irb.
Run a Ruby program for the first time.
Get comfortable with the UNIX command line.
Learn more about git, and how to write meaningful git messages.
Learn the basics of Ruby - variables, arrays, hashes, functions, symbols, blocks, recursion.
Exercise: Learn what a DNS is, by creating a recursive DNS resolver.

Part 3: Object-oriented programming

Exercise: Implement a todo list using classes

Part 4: Databases and ActiveRecord

Reviewed Exercise: Build a TODO management CLI application

Part 5: Backend Web Development with Rails

Exercise: Add user management to the Todo Manager Rails web application

Part 6: Beautiful Websites with HTML and CSS

Exercise: Recreate the Todo Manager design using HTML & CSS.

Part 7: ERB Templating & Asset Pipeline

Exercise: Use ERB to render the todos index page, and deploy the Rails application to Heroku.

Part 8: HTML Forms and Rails Form Helpers to accept and save user input

Reviewed Exercise: Make the todo application fully functional - allow the user to add, complete, and delete todos.

Part 9: User Authentication and final wrap-up!

Exercise: Add user management to the Rails application, and show user-specific data.
Reviewed Capstone: Create a cafeteria management web application.