16 Sessions, 3 Hours per Session

JANUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 7, 2020

6:00pm - 9:00pm

WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and FRIDAYS

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Install ruby through RVM

Installing ruby through RVM on the mac OS platform

Installing ruby through RVM (using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows) on the Windows platformI

Installing ruby through RVM on Unix/Linux platform

3. Tools of the Trade

Installing Atom IDE

Quick guide to the Terminal

install and enable git

Introduction to using Git

4. Ruby Fundamentals

Data Types

Numbers

String

Boolean

Symbols

Arrays

Hashes

Variables

Local variables

Instance variables

Class Variables

Global Variables

Constant Variables

Conditionals

if Statements

if-else

if-elsif

The unless Statement

The while Statement

The until Statement

The case Statement

The for Loop

The Ternary Operator

Ranges

Ruby Methods

Return Values

Method Name Conventions

Default Arguments

Variable Arguments

Aliasing Methods

Ruby Closures

blocks, procs, and lambdas

The yield Statement

5. Ruby Classes and Objects

Introduction to ruby Classes and Objects

Instance Variables

Setter and Getters in ruby

Alternate to Getter and Setter Methods, Method Accessors

Class Variables

Class Methods

Object Oriented inheritance in ruby

Method Visibility

public

private

protected

Modules and Mixins