https://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS169.1x/2012_Fall/about is great online course for Software as a Service with Ruby in mind. There is 2nd part of it on edx.org site, but it's advanced. You will learn Ruby by example, and best practices. 2nd part course: https://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS169.2x/2012_Fall/about
I've took 1st part and it's great, even you get unofficial certificate from professors Armando Fox and Dave Patterson. 2012/11/29 Carlos Agarie <[email protected]> > And don't forget about the Ruby Documentation. For example: > > http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/String.html > http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Array.html > http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Hash.html > > You can do a LOT with these three. > > Also, I vote for "Eloquent Ruby" for when you feel a bit more secure with > the language. It's simply the best (intermediary with some advanced topics) > book I've read so far. If you know a bit about object oriented design, > "Design Pattern with Ruby" from the same author is a good one too. > > Enjoy! > > > ----- > Carlos Agarie > > Control engineering > Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Brazil > Computer engineering > Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA > > > > 2012/11/29 Alexander McMillan <[email protected]> > >> Some basic lessons at www.oldkingjames.org click link top of page to >> lessons index. >> >> > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:07:25 +0900 >> > From: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: Newbie question: (free) on-line courses? >> > To: [email protected] >> > CC: [email protected] >> >> > >> > Codecademy just added Ruby. >> > >> > Learn Ruby the Hard Way by Zed Shaw >> > >> > The Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michael Hartl >> > >> > Pretty new and those have been the most useful so far. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Nov 28, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Hello, all. There's a bunch of free on-line training for Javascript, >> CSS, etc., etc., but I haven't found anything of the sort for Ruby. I >> *assume* I'm just looking in the wrong places. But I've really enjoyed the >> little exposure I've already had -- Ruby seems to take the best of Perl and >> Python, blend them together, and add some magic fairy dust to boot. I've >> got a project coming up, and I'd love to do it in Ruby, but I definitely >> need a bit more of an intro, and a training course (or good documentation >> suggestions?) would be ideal. >> > > >> > > Thanks kindly! >> > > >> > > -Ken >> > > >> > > -- >> > > This mail was scanned by BitDefender >> > > For more information please visit >> http://www.bitdefender.com/links/en/frams.html >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ruby-talk-google group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ruby-talk-google?hl=en
