# Ruby Certificate Program @ University of Washington This Fal **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 25, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295 "2007-07-25T00:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/1 "2007-07-25T00:21:58Z")
There is a certificate course at the UW starting this fall. It is 3 quarters long starting at rubynewb, then rails/web development, then rubyjedi. no, not the real titles. You are not required to take all three courses. do what feels right. To take just one: [http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/rby/rby\_sce.asp](http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/rby/rby_sce.asp) There is space available. apparently, plenty of space… so take make this a success, if you are interested or suspect someone you know is interested, PLEASE, help make it happen. * * * Course syllabus for fall quarter is below: ``` 1. Basics 2. Language Summary hello world invoking methods (go see ri) Basic datatypes: string, range, numbers, regexps, symbols Control flow structures: if/unless/case/loop/while/until 3. Testing Concepts & Unit Testing From here on out, the classes and homework will be driven via tests: All homework will have impl and tests where the student needs to write tests for the impl and find any possible bugs and write impl for the tests to make them pass. By attacking on both sides, you'll get a better appreciation for TDD and still have real world examples of (buggy) code without tests. 4. Language in More Detail Containers: Arrays, Hashes, Files... Enumerable More control flow Iterators & closures (incl syntax for x in y; break/redo/next/retry) Exception handling 5. Object-Oriented Programming Concepts Classes is-a vs. has-a, instances vs classes Methods/messages Modules include/extend, when to use vs classes Philosophical: do the simplest thing that could possibly work 6. Playing with Standard Libraries Libraries (find, time, yaml, marshal) RubyGems / RAA / rubyforge tcp chat server 7. Projects Week 1: iTunes Data Mining, Inc. or self-driven project you'd rather. 8. Projects Week 2: Student Driven Regular Expressions, CSV, Data Mining 9. Projects Week 3: Extending by playing with Popular Libraries Hpricot - html/xml parser Mechanize - web scraper 10. Playing Well with Others Working with & contributing to the open-source community ``` ---
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/2 "2007-07-25T03:44:18Z")
Ryan D. wrote: > ``` > Control flow structures: if/unless/case/loop/while/until > appreciation for TDD and still have real world examples > Classes > > 10. Playing Well with Others > Working with & contributing to the open-source community > > ``` Sounds fantastic!! How is this to be delivered? Electronically? Or must one drive up to Seattle from, say, Portland? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/3 "2007-07-25T03:50:56Z")
On 7/25/07, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > this a success, if you are interested or suspect someone you know is > > invoking methods (go see ri) > > bugs and write impl for the tests to make them pass. By > > > > ``` > > RubyGems / RAA / rubyforge > > Mechanize - web scraper > > > > 10. Playing Well with Others > > Working with & contributing to the open-source community > > > > ``` > > Sounds fantastic!! How is this to be delivered? Electronically? Or must > one drive up to Seattle from, say, Portland? 😉 Indeed, is it available on the net? If it is is it available internationally? ---
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/4 "2007-07-25T04:02:58Z")
On Jul 24, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Daniel N wrote: > > rby\_sce.asp > > > > > ``` > > > From here on out, the classes and homework will be > > > Containers: Arrays, Hashes, Files... Enumerable > > > include/extend, when to use vs classes > > > > > > ``` > > internationally? > Regardless, THIS along with the slew of Ruby (and Rails) books that > are pouring out of publishers this year goes a long way towards > pushing Ruby further into being taken seriously by more people. > Most excellent! > Syllabus looks good too! ---
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/5 "2007-07-25T22:46:12Z")
On 7/24/07, Ryan D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > * * * > > Course syllabus for fall quarter is below: > > ``` > 1. Basics > > 2. Language Summary > hello world > invoking methods (go see ri) > Basic datatypes: string, range, numbers, regexps, symbols > > ``` –how did “datatypes” slip in ? > ``` > attacking on both sides, you'll get a better > 5. Object-Oriented Programming Concepts > Classes > is-a vs. has-a, instances vs classes > Methods/messages > Modules > include/extend, when to use vs classes > Philosophical: do the simplest thing that could possibly work > > ``` ++ breaking even already 🙂 > ``` > Regular Expressions, CSV, Data Mining > > 9. Projects Week 3: Extending by playing with Popular Libraries > Hpricot - html/xml parser > Mechanize - web scraper > > 10. Playing Well with Others > > ``` ++ that really is surprising 🙂 > ``` > Working with & contributing to the open-source community > > ``` Wish you lots of success. Robert – We’re on a mission from God. ~ Elwood, ---
**Author:** ![aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-certificate-program-university-of-washington-this-fal/110295/6 "2007-07-25T04:44:51Z")
On Jul 24, 2007, at 18:43 , M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > Sounds fantastic!! How is this to be delivered? Electronically? Or > must > one drive up to Seattle from, say, Portland? 😉 Sorry, but this is a classroom (only) based curriculum. I don’t know of any plans to make it electronically available at this time. Nor would I want to teach that, I think.