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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction
- Welcome Demo
- What this Tutorial Will Cover Demo
Programming Defined
- The Art of Programming Pt.1 Demo
- The Art of Programming Pt.2 Demo
- The Art of Programming Pt.3 Demo
- Algorithms Demo
Meet Ruby
- Computer Language Demo
- Scripting Language Demo
- Compiled versus Interpreted Demo
- Virtual Machine Demo
- Everything is an Object Demo
The Basics of Programming
- Basic Constructs
- Boolean Statements
- Boolean Operators
- If/Unless & Case Statements
- Loops/Blocks & Iterators
- Arrays
Installing Ruby
- Installing on Windows
- Installing on Macintosh OS X
- Installing on Linux with a Package Manager
- Installing via comm& line for Linux & Mac OS X
Ruby Tools
- The Ruby Interpreter
- IRB
- ri
- RubyGems
- Librarys
Running Ruby Programs
- Running Ruby Programs on Mac OS X & Linux
- Running Ruby Programs on Windows
- Interactive Ruby on Mac OS X & Linux
- How to Run fxri on Windows
Introduction to OOP
- Classes & Object
- Instance & Class Variables Pt.1
- Instance & Class Variables Pt.2
- Instance & Class Variables Pt.3
- Methods
- Program Flow
Basic Ruby
- Duck Typing
- Variables/Constants & Scope
- Expressions Pt.1
- Expressions - Loops
- Expressions - Iterators
- Modules
- Blocks
- Exceptions
Strings
- String Basics
- Printing & Formatting Strings
- Manipulating Strings
- Searching Strings
- Converting Strings to Other Types
Basic Input/Output to the Console
- Putting something out to the Screen
- Getting & Using Input
- Input using HighLine
Working Files & Directories
- Opening & Closing Files
- Reading Files
- Writing Files
- Binary Files versus Text Files
- Working with Directories
- Using CSV
Regular Expressions
- Regular Expressions
- How to Create & Use Regular Expressions
Math & Ruby
- Numbers in Ruby
- Basic Operations
- Floating Point Numbers
- BigDecimal
- Advanced Math Operations
- Random Numbers
Symbols & Ranges
- Symbols
- Ranges
Dates & Times
- Getting the Time & Date
- Time/Date & DateTime
- Comparing & Manipulating Times & Dates
- Formating Times & Dates
Arrays/Hashes
- Array Explained
- Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Arrays
- Sorting Arrays
- Searching Arrays
- Iterating Through an Array
- Hash
- Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Hashes
- Iterating Through a Hash
- Sorting a Hash
- More Hash Manipulation
Advanced Data Structures
- Sets
- Using Sets
- Stacks & Queues
- Using Stacks & Queues
- Tower of Hanoi
More OOP
- Your Own Classes
- Advanced Techniques
Graphical Interfaces
- FXRuby
- Ruby/GTK2
- WxRuby
- Ruby Cocoa
- Other Ruby Graphical Toolkits
Threading in Ruby
- Threads
- How to Create & Use Threads
Scripting & System Administration
- Accessing Other Programs on the System
- Windows Scripting
- Getting Command Line Options
- Getting Command Line Arguments
- Environmental Variables
Testing & Debugging
- Unit Testing
- How to Create & Use Tests
- Ruby-Debug
Network Programming
- Network Clients
- Simple Servers
Web Apps
- CGI
- Ruby on Rails
Finishing It Up
- Ruby Web Resources
- Ruby Print Resources
- Where to Go Next
- Wrap-Up
Credits
- About this Author
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