Course Description
Harvard Extension School offers Building Web-Based Software with Ruby and Ruby on Rails as an online course open to students beyond Harvard.
Overview: This course is a thorough introduction to Ruby and Ruby on Rails, focusing especially on the major strength of Rails: rapid prototyping and iterative development. The course culminates in the design and implementation of a web-based software product. Prerequisites: experience with an object-oriented programming language (Java, C++, C#, sophisticated Perl); experience in any framework for building web-based software (PHP, ASP, J2EE); some experience with relational databases and SQL.
Course Dates: This course is next offered in the fall term beginning August 31, 2010.
Costs: $1,850.
Admissions: There is no competitive admissions process for individual courses offered by Harvard Extension School; anyone may register, and can apply for a degree program later if they wish.
More Information: Please visit the website of the Harvard Extension School for more information, including enrollment instructions.
This listing is for informational purposes only and does not imply any affiliation with Harvard University.
