This Rails Resource Handbook Below
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Beginner
- Find learning materials that teach the basics of Rails. You can start by visiting our “resources” section for Rails and looking at each of the “beginner” resources.
- Install Ruby On Rails on your local machine and start practicing.
- Familiarize yourself with Ruby on Rails syntax.
- Work on exercises and assignments by following tutorials. Start creating small applications to get more hands-on experience with Rails.
- Make sure to practice with every concept you learn. The more practice you do, the easier it will be to recall the concept. Plus, practice makes perfect!.
- Create a study plan that you can follow consistently each week. A little each week is better than trying to do a whole lot every day, and then failing and giving up.
Intermediate
- By the intermediate stage, you should be able to understand MVC patterns, Rails classes, Rails Active Record Query.
- Build your own basic Ruby on Rails app and launch it live to Heroku, Digital Ocean, AWS Lightsail, or something similar.
- Don’t give up---it’s in the middle of the program (or right before you start) that you often can quickly lose momentum, confidence, and enthusiasm. Keep up the charge!
- Be sure to review all of our “intermediate” resources in this handbook.
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Advanced
- By this stage, you should be very familiar with (if not a master) of Rails documentation. You should be able to comfortably review the documentation for various unknown methods to quickly and easily get a grasp for what they do.
- Start focusing on optimization and performance. The goal is not just to code something to functionality but also to code it in the most efficient way possible.
- It's time to refactor---find old code you have written and see if there is a faster / more efficient way of making it happen.
- Visit our “resources” section for Rails and review each of the “advanced” resources.
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