Go from a Rails novice to intermediate with confidence and land a job as a developer. Write code the way the pros do it.

This course teaches students how to write tests and use those tests to drive the development of Ruby on Rails applications (Test-Driven development or TDD). In the process, an electronic commerce (e-commerce) application in the form of an online bookstore will be developed to demonstrate many concepts in Rails.

This course is for anybody who has played around with Ruby on Rails but does not know how to do TDD. It is also ideal for people transitioning from other languages/frameworks. If you can write "Hello World" in Rails, you can take this course. Students should take this course to learn the valuable skill of TDD and move into the realm of professional software development.

Test first development is a valuable skill that is required in the software development field. Even if you don't intend to become a professional programmer, the knowledge gained will make you a better programmer.

Many introductory courses in Rails do not teach TDD. That is unfortunate because TDD is not all that difficult and the earlier one learns it the better. By taking this course, you will be well equipped to develop applications backed by tests.