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Ruby-on-Rails is a web application framework. Following the principles of DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) and “Convention over Configuration”, Ruby-on-Rails enables web application developers to create dynamic and easily deployed websites in a very short amount of time. Based on the powerful Ruby language Rails is a set of Ruby templates and scripts used to build an entire web application and connect with a wide variety of database back-ends. VTC Author Al Anderson will help a beginner gain an understanding of the basics of web applications and work your way to developing a full-on web application. To begin learning Ruby-on-Rails simply click the links.
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Introduction
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| Welcome | (02:31) | |
| What this Tutorial Will Cover | (02:40) | |
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What Rails Is
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| Web Applications & Rails | (04:33) | |
| What Rails can Do | (07:00) | |
| Where Rails Came From | (03:53) | |
| Rails Philosophies | (03:36) | |
| More Rails Philosophies | (03:39) | |
| MVC | (05:02) | |
| Model | (06:13) | |
| View Pt.1 | (03:53) | |
| View Pt.2 | (04:32) | |
| Controller | (05:17) | |
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Tools
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| Command Line | (04:11) | |
| Text Editor | (02:45) | |
| Rails & Ruby Overview | (02:45) | |
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Installation
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| Installation on Mac Pt.1 | (04:08) | |
| Installation on Mac Pt.2 | (03:48) | |
| MySQL Install on Mac | (03:18) | |
| Troubleshooting Mac Install | (02:01) | |
| Installation on Windows | (04:51) | |
| MySQL Install on Windows | (02:32) | |
| One-stop-shop on Mac | (02:37) | |
| Keeping Rails Up to Date | (06:48) | |
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Rails & Ruby In Detail
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| Ruby Pt.1 | (05:54) | |
| Ruby Pt.2 | (05:37) | |
| Ruby Pt.3 | (05:26) | |
| Rails Application Directory | (05:17) | |
| Rails Scripts | (05:15) | |
| Generate Script | (03:59) | |
| Generate Script - Models | (03:45) | |
| Generate Script - Controllers | (04:48) | |
| Generate Script - Mailer | (04:17) | |
| Generate Script - Scaffold | (07:01) | |
| Generate Script - Other Generators | (04:13) | |
| Server Script | (02:06) | |
| Console Script | (02:09) | |
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The Basics
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| Your First Rails Application | (05:32) | |
| Creating a MySQL Database | (04:48) | |
| Connecting to MySQL with Rails | (04:23) | |
| Generating a Model | (03:58) | |
| Basic Links | (03:40) | |
| Basic Forms | (03:07) | |
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Models
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| ActiveRecord | (03:52) | |
| Attributes | (05:06) | |
| Date-Time Fields | (04:05) | |
| Primary Keys | (03:00) | |
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Advanced Models
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| Model Relationships | (05:42) | |
| Model Relationships - One-to-One | (06:47) | |
| Model Relationships - One-to-Many | (05:54) | |
| Model Relationships - Many-to-Many | (05:15) | |
| Basic Searches | (02:36) | |
| Advanced Searches | (04:44) | |
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Scaffolding
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| What is Scaffolding | (05:53) | |
| Modifying Scaffolding Pt.1 | (05:11) | |
| Modifying Scaffolding Pt.2 | (03:05) | |
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Controllers
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| What are Controllers | (06:34) | |
| Routing | (03:40) | |
| URL Generation | (04:12) | |
| Cookies | (03:15) | |
| Sessions | (07:17) | |
| Talking Between Actions | (02:15) | |
| Filters | (04:30) | |
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Views
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| What are Views | (02:59) | |
| RHTML | (06:48) | |
| Assistance | (06:06) | |
| More Assistance | (05:31) | |
| Assistance - Forms | (03:27) | |
| Assistance - Text Fields & Areas | (05:44) | |
| Text Field & Area Tags | (04:59) | |
| Form Assistance - Date/Time Fields | (03:01) | |
| Form Assistance - Selection Lists | (04:37) | |
| Form Assistance - Radio Buttons & Checkboxes | (05:05) | |
| Form Assistance - File Uploads Pt.1 | (05:03) | |
| Form Assistance - File Uploads Pt.2 | (03:45) | |
| Form Assistance - Links | (04:06) | |
| Pagination | (06:07) | |
| Layouts | (03:28) | |
| Partial Page Templates | (02:38) | |
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Testing
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| What is Testing | (06:22) | |
| Testing Models | (05:04) | |
| Testing Controllers | (03:34) | |
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Security
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| Security Overview | (04:16) | |
| SQL Issues | (03:55) | |
| CSS Issues | (04:14) | |
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Ajax
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| What is AJAX or Web 2.0 | (05:59) | |
| Some GUI Tricks | (03:41) | |
| Some More Tricks | (04:43) | |
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Deployment
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| Choosing a Production Platform | (04:49) | |
| Basics of Deployment | (05:52) | |
| Backups | (06:20) | |
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Finishing It Up
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| Rails Resources | (05:09) | |
| Where to Go Next | (03:02) | |
| Wrap-Up | (04:25) | |
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Credits
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| About this Author | (02:18) | |
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| Title: | Ruby on Rails |
| Author: | Al Anderson |
| SKU: | 33715 |
| ISBN: | 1-933736-44-5 |
| Release Date: | 2006-09-22 |
| Duration: | 7 hrs / 94 lessons |
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| Captions: | No |
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