Ruby as a Learning Language

Claire Tran | @clairettran

About Me

Why This Topic?

What Is Ruby?

Who Uses It?Is It Popular?

Is It Fun?

Sonic Pi Video Sam Aaron Sonic Pi

How Easy Is It To Learn?

The Traditional Way

University Lecture

But with Ruby http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/1

Ruby Repl

Where Can I Learn?

Get Started

Community!

Community

Resources

Installation & Setup

http://guides.railsgirls.com/install

Installation & Setup

Tools

https://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/?fromMenu

Libraries (Gems ) & Frameworks

https://blog.engineyard.com/2015/life-beyond-rails-brief-look-alternate-web-frameworks-ruby

Learning Is Continual

Questions?