Ruby Programming Fundamentals
Free Beginner course · 10 lessons · 2 weeks · Certificate on completion
Learn Ruby's expressive syntax, blocks and objects. 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
- Why Ruby
- Installing Ruby
- Variables and types
- Methods
- Blocks, procs and lambdas
- Collections and Enumerable
Skills you'll pick up
- Why Ruby
- Installing Ruby
- Variables and types
- Methods
- Blocks, procs and lambdas
- Collections and Enumerable
Tools covered
- Ruby
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Why Ruby
Module 1 of Ruby Programming Fundamentals. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Methods
Module 2 of Ruby Programming Fundamentals. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Classes and modules
Module 3 of Ruby Programming Fundamentals. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Gems and Bundler
Module 4 of Ruby Programming Fundamentals. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Why Ruby
- Installing Ruby
- Variables and types
- Methods
- Blocks, procs and lambdas
- Collections and Enumerable
- Classes and modules
- Error handling
- Gems and Bundler
- Project: a CLI todo app
Instructor
Lucas Moreau — Distributed Systems Engineer
Lucas Moreau is a Distributed Systems Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching Ruby to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Ruby Programming Fundamentals. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $100,000 per year · median India salary ₹14,00,000 per year · 94,629 open roles worldwide
- Ruby Specialist
- Senior Ruby Lead
- Ruby Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ruby Programming Fundamentals course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Ruby Programming Fundamentals, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Ruby Programming Fundamentals take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 2 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.