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What are the best resources to learn Ruby on Rails?

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Best resources to learn Ruby on Rails	Price	Languages	Features
-- The Odin Project	Free	HTML, CSS, Ruby, JavaScript	Projects, written tutorials
-- Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michael Hartl	-	-	-
-- Treehouse	-	HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Objective-C, Java, Swift	Projects, quizes, video tutorials, editor, progress saver, forum
-- One Month Rails	-	-	-
-- Getting Started with Ruby on Rails - Udemy	-	-	-

Treehouse

Top Pro

Build projects as you learn

The Ruby on Rails courses and development track take you through building projects such as a Todo App and a social networking app. See More

Top Con

Not an advanced resource

Treehouse is a great place to start for learning the basics of Ruby on Rails. However to gain an advanced understand, other resources are required. See More

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Languages:HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, PHP, Objective-C, Java, Swift

Features:Projects, quizes, video tutorials, editor, progress saver, forum

Top Pro

Active community

Treehouse provides a forum where the user can discuss the subject or ask questions about what they are learning. The forum is active with moderators, instructors, and other students. See More

Top Pro

Amount of content

Treehouse offers a variety of courses including a Ruby Basics course, and a 42 hour long Ruby on Rails Development track. See More

One Month Rails

Top Pro

One year access

Once the course has been purchased, the student has access to all course content for one year. This allows plenty of time for completing the course and reviewing material. See More

Top Con

Small amount of content

Compared to courses like those offered by Treehouse and Udemy, the student is getting a small amount of content (8 hours of video). See More

Top Pro

Interesting project

During the course, the student is guided through building a Pinterest-like web app, so the student is constantly applying what they've learned to a project. See More

Top Pro

Fast response to questions

Students are able to e-mail the instructor directly with questions, which are responded to promptly and with detailed answers. See More

Getting Started with Ruby on Rails - Udemy

Top Pro

Prompt assistance from the instructor

The instructor, Paul Krause, is prompt to respond to questions from students of the course and is eager to help the students succeed in understanding the material. See More

Top Con

Instructor has slow, monotone speech

The instructor speaks in a slow, unenthusiastic manner that makes the videos dull and difficult to follow. See More

Top Pro

Friendly community

Both on site and on various social networks Udemy aims to create a community of friendly people that can help each other out. See More

Top Pro

Discusses other relevant topics

Rather than stick only with Ruby on Rails (RoT, this course touches on other areas that are important to be aware of as a RoT developer (such as version control and agile). See More

Top Pro

Great explanations of the basics

This course explains all concepts at length and goes at a beginner-friendly pace. See More

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