Learning Path: Master Web Development with Ruby on Rails 5

Course details

Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular and easy-to-use web development framework. You might have already used applications that were built with this framework. GitHub, Shopify, Airbnb, Basecamp, Twitch, SoundCloud, Hulu, Zendesk, Square, and Highrise are a few big names, but there are thousands of applications built using this framework since its release. If you're looking forward to creating any such feature-rich applications for the modern web, then go for this Learning Path.

Packt's Video Learning Paths are a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it.

The highlights of this Learning Path are:

• Bagging modern skills required to be an in-demand Rails developer
• Building amazing applications in a jiffy

Let's take a quick look at your learning journey. This Learning Path dives deep into creating applications with the new built-in libraries and gems this framework has to offer. Explore what's new in RoR5 before you get your hands on coding. Create your first chat room with the all-in-one rails generator command. Moving ahead, you will learn to use Rails as a JSON-API backend that can be consumed by different clients. Next, you'll see how Turbolinks optimizes page loading and renders templates independent of controllers. You'll learn how to create and configure a Rails 5 application and use its new features such as Rails 5 API and ActionCable.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will be able to take your web development skills to the next level with the all new Ruby on Rails 5.

Meet Your Experts:

We have combined the best works of the following esteemed authors to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:

Kingsley Ijomah has worked as a software developer for over 12 years, and in that time he has coded in many programming languages such as Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Objective-C, and ActionScript, and also used the following frameworks such as CakePHP, Ruby on Rails, Ionic, and  Bootstrap. He currently works as a full-time Ruby developer, and has worked with the Ruby programming language along with Rails (framework) since 2012.

Fred Heath is a freelance developer and consultant based in Wales. Over the last 20 years, he's worked at every stage of the software development life cycle using a variety of languages and platforms and ended up falling in love with Ruby and its ecosystem. He enjoys solving tricky problems, FOSS, meta programming, behavior-driven development, and agile processes. He also frequently writes online and speaks at conferences about Ruby, software development, and best practices. Fred is always happy to hear from you and chat about Ruby and Rails on Twitter.