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One Month Rails

One Month Rails

2 recommenders · 2 threads · recommended in 1 year, 2013 · score 1.9

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One Month Rails is an online course that teaches students to build a Ruby on Rails web application over the course of a month, also covering Git and Heroku deployment. It is run by Matt Griffel, based in NYC.

Commenters point to it as a practical way to learn Rails by building a real app, with one saying it was far more involved and interesting than Codecademy.

Web & Mobile Developmentbeginnerproject-based#ruby on rails#web development#git#heroku#griffel

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  1. Recommendsdsn_r/learnprogramming2013in “I'd like to become a web developer but don't really know how to begin.”▲ 2

    There's a huge amount of resources available, a simple search or read of the FAQ will show you the best resources apart from codecademy that you can use to learn. I'm currently learning how to develop web apps using onemonthrails.com (an older version of the course) and it's been far more involved…

  2. RecommendsCAESARS_TOSSED_SALADr/learnprogramming2013in “Hi. I eventually want to create web applications for startups using Ruby on Rails. Can you tell me if my course (MOOC's + books) plan seems correct? (Self-studying)”▲ 1

    Check out One Month Rails. It's an online course that teaches you how to build a Rails app in a month and covers Git and Heroku as well. It's run by /u/mattangriffel and is based out of NYC if I remember correctly.

  3. Mentionswilljumpr/Entrepreneur2014in “How to find your Tech guy? / Technical cofounder.”▲ 1

    Start networking in your area. Go to places where developers hang out. Talk to them. Also, I would recommend learning a little programming yourself (HTML, CSS, Rails, etc). You can then at least be knowledgable about what you're talking about. Check out TreeHouse or One Month Rails. There are…

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