Ruby: Getting Started

This course will teach you the basics of Ruby with a pragmatic example. From basic types to control flow, you'll learn enough Ruby to write short programs.

Ruby is a language that prides itself on doing things its own way. In this course, Ruby 2: Getting Started, you’ll learn the basics of the Ruby programming language. First, you'll write Ruby code that solves a concrete programming problem. Next, you’ll see how even simple constructs like conditionals and loops have their own original spin in Ruby. Then, you’ll get to use the most common Ruby data types, including arrays and hashes. Finally, you’ll learn how to deal with programming errors and exceptions. When you're finished with this course, you’ll know how to write a simple Ruby program, and you’ll be on solid ground to delve into more specific aspects of this brilliant language.

• Course Overview 1min
• Writing Your First Ruby Program 10mins
• Reading Input Data 12mins
• Having Fun with Strings 13mins
• Defining Functions 7mins
• Juggling Collections 10mins
• Understanding Iteration 11mins
• Writing Conditionals 10mins
• Dealing with Errors 9mins
• Wrapping up the Program 11mins