Building Apps with Ruby on Rails
Free Intermediate course · 10 lessons · 3 weeks · Certificate on completion
Ship database-backed web apps quickly with Rails conventions and Hotwire. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Rails conventions
- MVC in Rails
- Active Record
- Migrations
- Routing and REST
- Views and partials
Skills you'll pick up
- Rails conventions
- MVC in Rails
- Active Record
- Migrations
- Routing and REST
- Views and partials
Tools covered
- Ruby on Rails
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Rails conventions
Module 1 of Building Apps with Ruby on Rails. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Migrations
Module 2 of Building Apps with Ruby on Rails. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Hotwire and Turbo
Module 3 of Building Apps with Ruby on Rails. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Testing with RSpec
Module 4 of Building Apps with Ruby on Rails. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Rails conventions
- MVC in Rails
- Active Record
- Migrations
- Routing and REST
- Views and partials
- Hotwire and Turbo
- Background jobs
- Testing with RSpec
- Deploying Rails
Instructor
Ananya Rao — API Platform Lead
Ananya Rao is a API Platform Lead with years of hands-on experience teaching Ruby on Rails to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Building Apps with Ruby on Rails. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $120,000 per year · median India salary ₹16,80,000 per year · 32,026 open roles worldwide
- Ruby on Rails Specialist
- Senior Ruby on Rails Lead
- Ruby on Rails Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Building Apps with Ruby on Rails course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Building Apps with Ruby on Rails, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Building Apps with Ruby on Rails take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 3 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.