Veitshöchheim - August 6, 2009 - Learn Ruby on Rails from Scratch at Beginning Ruby on Rails Bootcamp in Europe, October 10-16, 2009

Responding to the ongoing success of Ruby on Rails as a strong solution for building Web applications and its professional and comprehensive training classes, Big Nerd Ranch Europe announced another Ruby on Rails developer training class at Kloster Eberbach near Frankfurt: Beginning Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, October 10-16, 2009. While most Ruby on Rails training assumes that the student is already an experienced programmer, the Beginning Ruby on Rails Bootcamp starts off with teaching how to program using the Ruby language and assumes only that the student is intelligent and motivated. Students already familiar with the Ruby language can skip the first two days of Ruby introduction and can sign up for the five-day Ruby on Rails training, only.

Students signing up by September 4, 2009 apply for the early bird fee and save 200 Euro on the class price.

Beginning Ruby on Rails Bootcamp joins a two-day intensive class on Ruby taught by instructor Patrick Lenz, with a five-day Ruby on Rails training class that places Ruby within the Rails context, led by acclaimed instructor, Charles B. Quinn.

Patrick Lenz is well know in the Rails community for his book "Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Application" with its second edition named "Simply Rails 2" (SitePoint, 2008). Charles B. Quinn, running a successful company offering Rails solutions and consulting, has been teaching the five day Ruby on Rails class for several years, now. He is constantly collecting excellent feedback from students and clients alike.

"One of the trends I observed in students in previous classes was the desire of many of them to develop a more comprehensive understanding of Ruby and Rails," commented instructor Charles B. Quinn. "I think that's a natural desire when you're working with something like Ruby on Rails, which combines a programming language with study of the framework that supports it. By taking that original five-day class and expanding it into a week-long class, students have an opportunity truly master the skills they need to understand and use what is becoming an ever-increasingly popular web development tool."

The first two days focus solely on mastering the Ruby programming language, the object-oriented development language that forms part of the core of Ruby on Rails. Patrick goes deep on understanding the Ruby shell and the Ruby interpreter, with an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of using an interpreted language instead of a compiled one.

The Ruby class also features:

- Understanding objects, methods, and classes
- Raising and handling exceptions
- Using RubyGems to download and install Ruby libraries
- Testing code with unit tests

The second part of the class focuses on how Rails leverages the simplicity and power of Ruby to create powerful, database-driven web applications. In addition to a review of new Rails features like REST, MultiView, and ATOM, topics include, but are not limited to:

- Understanding Rails components like ActiveRecord, ActionPack, ActionMailer, and ActiveSupport
- Creating new and maintaining existing Ruby on Rails applications, from installation to deployment using Capistrano
- Building and manipulating XML Documents by generating RSS feeds and creating Web Services
- Designing secure and bug-free applications
- Creating rich and dynamic interfaces with AJAX libraries

Read more about Beginning Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, including the complete syllabus, at http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/beginning_ruby_on_rails.shtml. To read more about our instructor Patrick Lenz please visit http://www.bignerdranch.com/instructors/lenz.shtml and about instructor Charles B. Quinn visit http://www.bignerdranch.com/instructors/quinn.shtml.

Register for 7-day class, including 2-day Ruby introduction at http://www.bignerdranch.com/RegistrationForm?cid=1173
Register for 5-day class at http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/ruby_on_rails.shtml