README.md

#WDI SF 14 ONLINE RESOURCES

Topical Index

The following is a list of topics you learned throughout the course.

###Week 3 — Topics Covered

• HTTP basics and how the internet works
• SQL and Postgres
• Intro to Node
• Intro to Express
• Node Review and Restful Routing

###Week 3 — Resources

The Internet & HTTP

SQL & Postgres

Node

Express

RESTful Routing

###Week 4 — Topics Covered

• jQuery
• Twitter Bootstrap
• Intro to APIs
• Node Authentication Using Passport
• Node Modules

###Week 4 — Resources

jQuery

• jQuery Documentation
• jQuery UI
• Code School - jQuery
• Tutorial's Point
• jQuery Tutorial for Beginners
• jQuery Fundamentals

Twitter Bootstrap

• Bootstrap Tutorial
• Bootstrap for Beginners
• Site Point

APIs

• CodeAcademy has several courses that teach different APIs
• Wikipedia - APIs
• How Stuff Works
• What is an API?
• Programmable Web - List of APIs
• Wiki List of Open APIs

Node Authentication

• Passport Guide
• Authorization Approaches
• Authorization with Passport
• Easy Node Authentication

Node Modules

• What's a Module?
• Understanding Modules
• Nodejs Modules
• Massive List of Modules

###Week 6 — Topics Covered

• Intro to Ruby
• Intro to Ruby Classes
• Intro to Code Separation and Inclusion
• Intro to RSpec
• Intro to Rails
• Routes, Controllers, and Views
• Intro to Rails Models

###Week 6 — Resources

Intro to Ruby

• The Philosophy of Ruby
• The New Boston
• Code School - Ruby
• Ruby Doc
• Tealeaf Academy Blog

Ruby Classes

• Ruby Learning
• Ruby Classes and Objects
• Ruby for Newbies: Working with Classes
• Programming Ruby

Separation of Concerns (SOC) & OOD

• Wikipedia - SOC
• Project Ramon
• Practical OOD in Ruby (pdf)
• The Bastards Book of Ruby

RSpec for Rails

• RSpec Intro
• Information on RSpec
• Ruby Docs
• Relish

Ruby on Rails

• GitHub Guide to Rails
• Official Ruby on Rails
• Rails Tutorial
• Wikipedia

Model View Controller (MVC)

• Understanding Ruby's MVC
• Tutorial's Point
• Understanding MVC and REST
• Intermediate Rails: MVC

###Week 7 — Topics Covered

• Auth in Rails
• Devise
• Nested Resources & Multiple Associations
• TDD APP
• Active Job
• Action Mailer
• HTTParty

###Week 7 — Resources

Auth in Rails

• NB: these may be slightly older ways of doing things
• User Auth Rails Cast Video
• User Auth Rails Cast No-Video
• User Authenication with Tests
• Tealeaf Academy Blog

Devise

• User Auth using Devise
• Tealeaf Auth using Devise

Nested Resources & Multipe Associations

• Associations Docs
• Model field data types
• Rails Guide Associations
• Tealeaf (Comments on Comments)

TDD with RSpec for Rails

• How to install RSpec in your Rails app
• How to install Shoulda Matchers
• How to install Factory Girl
• How to write model specs
• How to write routing specs
• How to write controller specs
• Ruby for newbies: Testing with Rspec

Active Job

• Active Job Basics
• Getting started with Active Job

Action Mailer

• Action Mailer Basics

HTTParty

• johnnunemaker
• TreeHouse HTTParty

###Week 8 — Topics Covered

• AJAX & JSON APIs
• File Upload w/Paperclip
• BDD
• [Authorization in Rails]
• [Git Collaboration]

###Week 8 — Resources

JSON APIs & AJAX

• Rails-API Gem Usage
• jQuery's Learning AJAX
• AJAX Video Tutorial
• A Beginner’s Guide To jQuery-Based JSON API Clients
• POSTing with JQuery
• Secure API Access Tokens
• Advanced: Using Handlebars to Template a JSON response

File Upload

• Github Resource
• Heroku Resource

BDD

• Dannorth Inroduction to BDD
• BDD Guide

Auth in Rails

• TDB

Git Collaboration

• Collaboration Basics
• Git Gor Ages 4 and Up
• Think Like a Git
• Merging vs Rebasing