Category Archives: Ruby on Rails

Susy Tutorial

Susy TutorialWelcome to my Susy Tutorial. Susy is an awesome tool / framework we can use to build web grid frameworks. You define the settings for the grid and then easily place your elements using easy to understand commands. Here I’ll cover most everything you’ll need to start learning it today.

You’ll need to have Ruby installed and I have a video on Ruby here. Because I use Compass and Sass in this tutorial you may also like to learn more about both here. Continue reading Susy Tutorial

Sass Video Tutorial

Sass Video TutorialWelcome to my Compass and Sass Video Tutorial. I’ll cover all of the following topics : Variables, Cross Browser Solutions, Installation, Partials, Normalization, Base Site Styling, Mixins, Functions, Nesting, Color Functions, Sharing Element Properties, Compass CSS3 Mixins, CSS3 Transforms, If, Else, For Loops, Spriting and more. All of the code from the video follows below. I hope this helps. Continue reading Sass Video Tutorial

Ruby on Rails Tutorial 3

Ruby on Rails Tutorial 3In this part of my Ruby on Rails tutorial, I cover how to create static pages, helper functions, shared layouts, how testing works and much more. A special emphasis will be paid to solving common errors with Rails. I’ll also show you how link_to works and how to use images.

If you missed the previous parts check those out first. A transcript of the whole tutorial follows the video below. Continue reading Ruby on Rails Tutorial 3

Ruby on Rails Tutorial 2

Ruby on Rails Tutorial 2In this video I develop a Rails blog app, while covering numerous topics. This tutorial was crafted to answer all the questions I have received since I made my original Rails video tutorial.

Here I’ll cover the scaffold generator, building a MVC without scaffold, setting up the database, model, views, controller, partials, REST, CRUD, routes, before_action, validates, belongs_to, has_many, foreign keys, fixing errors, styling with SASS and more. Continue reading Ruby on Rails Tutorial 2

Ruby on Rails Video Tutorial

Ruby on Rails TutorialFor quite some time I have been using Rails and NodeJS for all of my web and Android development so I decided to make a Ruby on Rails video tutorial. I will cover a lot in this tutorial.

We’ll cover installation, MVC, setting up MySQL, the file system, creating controllers and views, embedded Ruby, Routes, communication between the controller and views, migrations and more. A transcript follows the video below. Here is my Ruby Tutorial. Continue reading Ruby on Rails Video Tutorial