Ruby Basics

Goals

After this exercise, a student will be able to:

• Run ruby files from the command line
• Write programs using basic ruby concepts from previous knowledge and information found in reference material
• Use tracker to prioritize stories

Tech skill learned

• Ruby language constructs
• Running code using irb to try things out
• Running code from a file at the command line

Resources

Warning: Some of the online material may not be compatible with your version of Ruby but it is free.

• Online Materials

  • Learn to Program Website
  • Learn Ruby the Hard Way - when you read "function" substitute the word "method"
  • Ruby Essentials
  • Pickaxe Book
  • Ruby Language Documentation page - a list of of other references

• Ebooks/Physical Books for Purchase

  • Learn to Program - not a complete reference but great for beginners. Suited for reading cover to cover.
  • Pickaxe Book - a pretty complete language reference book. Not meant for reading cover to cover.

Also see the Learning Resources document in the Google Drive.

Exercise

Greetings

1. Import and prioritize the stories. They are located in this repository named stories.csv
2. Fork and clone this repo
3. Create a submission on students
4. Start a story
5. Commit and push
6. Finish the story
7. Repeat 4-6