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Ruby on Rails

Advanced
Course

New to back-end coding? Use Ruby on Rails to build custom web applications from scratch.

Purchase this course for $299

Or... get a discount by building a bundle with our learning paths!

Our flexible, 8-week online Rails course offers support from expert instructors, real-world projects (as if you were to work with a client) and all the techniques you need to take payments, upload files and create your own login system.

It's designed for people new to back-end coding and those who know a little code but want to develop confidence and understanding by building custom web applications from scratch.

What you’ll learn

Create fully-custom web applications using Ruby on Rails

Store and process your users' data and files in a database

Create your own content management systems

Make your own user login and sign up flows

Take customer payments and subscriptions using Stripe

Host your sites using GitHub and Heroku

What you’ll get

21 hours of video lessons – Practical, go-at-your-own pace learning

Access the community – Join our Discord and connect with thousands of SuperHi students and alumni

Continued help – Help from our expert teachers and educators with years of experience in the industry

Extra homework challenges – Test your knowledge!

Real world projects – Projects and code that you can alter and remix to add to your own sites and portfolio

Resources – Resources to get you started and going post-course

Who this course is for

Anyone looking for the tools you need to create completely customized web applications from scratch and to work with other coders.

We would recommend a little bit of knowledge of HTML, CSS and Javascript before starting this course – it isn't needed but it would help make your sites even better if you want to customize the designs.

Most of our students work in the creative industries – designers, strategists and copywriters are the most common jobs – but you can work in any sector to join the course.

What you’ll need

A computer with Mac OS X 10.9 or above, Windows XP or above, or a recent Linux version installed and a broadband internet connection. That’s it!

Want to try our teaching before signing up? Join our free 'Plan, Design + Code Your First Website' course!

Syllabus

Chapter 1

Bien — Part 1

In the first chapter, we'll talk about how to take apart a client proposal and get set up with Ruby on Rails

Chapter 2

Bien — Part 2

In this chapter, we talk about how to add validations, SEO-friendly URLs, geolocation and filters. We also explore how to add gems to our project and get our site on Heroku.

Chapter 3

Bien — Part 3

This chapter we talk about user systems: how to sign up, how to log in and how to log out. We also add in our user system to our reviews and comments, talk about authorization plus add in a new feature around bookmarking.

Chapter 4

Bien — Part 4

This chapter we add image uploading with resizing, an admin center tied to our user system, a brand new homepage plus we get the site live!

Chapter 5

Another Pin Co — Part 1

This chapter, we'll start with a brand new project - an ecommerce store called Another Pin Co. We'll talk about how to set up a store with a cart that follows users around the site.

Chapter 6

Another Pin Co — Part 2

Let's take some payments! This chapter, we integrate with Stripe's payment system and also set up emails too.

Chapter 7

Source — Part 1

This chapter, we talk about a brand new project, Source and how to think about a subscription model service. We also get into Git, Github and Heroku even more.

Chapter 8

Souce — Part 2

This chapter, we'll finalize Source by adding in Stripe's subscription plan, adding our own search and categories, and implementing model and system testing.

Your instructors

Our instructors have decades of professional experience, have spoken at international conferences and have won countless web design awards.

Rik Lomas

Rik (he/him) is a Mancunian coder, teacher and CEO of SuperHi. He was the co-founder of Steer (a code school in London) and has taught several thousand people to code. He is a bit too old to be posting memes on our social media and recently featured as a Sour Patch Kid in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

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FAQs

If you're comfortable working with a computer, then yes!

Learning new and improving your existing skills is about being patient with yourself, building up your knowledge, developing confidence through practice, and with time. We've seen our students around the world do it, and so can you.

Our beginner courses are designed for people new to the subjects. They grow your understanding so you grasp everything you need to start applying your new skills and will also give you a path to dig deeper if you want.

Our teaching style is practical and straightforward and you'll have support from our expert instructors and community for as long as you need.

Still not sure if learning to code is right for you? Take our free Plan, Design + Code Your First Website course or dive into our First Steps to Code guide.

We have quite a lot of students that join us and have done some coding before but want to build up confidence and techniques.

In order to help get you where you'd like to be, have a look at the sites below to see which course you can make from scratch, without any help at all.

Baker & Brown – If you struggle to make this website from scratch, don't worry! We recommend you start off with our Foundation, HTML, CSS + Javascript course.

Jenna Buchholz – If you struggle to make this website from scratch, it's all good! We recommend you start off with our Javascript for Designers course.

Super Shapes – If you struggle to make this website from scratch, have no fear! We recommend you start off with our Advanced CSS + Javascript course.

All of our courses are unlocked and available for students to start their learning and go at their own pace. We do have a suggested weekly structure for some courses, which helps some students stay on track. However, you're definitely free to jump ahead or take as long as you need!

As soon as you checkout and pay, you'll have all the courses you paid for, in your student dashboard available to you immediately. If you're busy and can't start right away - no worries, you can pick it back up later.

At SuperHi, we provide online courses designed for creatives and made for everyone. Take a course on Code, Design, or Project Management 😊

The proof is in the pudding! Our students go on to make their own beautiful sites and some of their stunning work have won digital design awards. Take a look at our Hall of Fame to see some of the sites our students have built, many of which had only taken our Foundation course!

If you're a SuperHi student or alumni and would like to submit your project to be included in our Hall of Fame, please feel free to submit it here.

Yes, we do! All you'd need to do is send the links to your completed projects over to hi@superhi.com at the end of your course. We will review them, provide feedback if necessary, and then issue your certificate!

All our course videos are taught using the SuperHi Editor, but you'll be able to apply everything you'll learn to a code editor of your choice. Many students go on to use other code editors, for example, if their workplace has an existing standard.

Our SuperHi Editor is designed with many smart features to help avoid wasted time looking for things like a typo or missing bracket (which is why we made it!), but the same code concepts apply to any editor.

Yes! You can use your own custom third-party domains and connect them to your sites built with our SuperHi Editor. Additionally, all SuperHi sites come with free SSL Certificates for added protection.

Here's more information on how to connect a third-party domain