Java and Ruby on Rails for beginners: Build 12 projects

Java is a case–sensitive, modern, general–purpose, object–oriented programming language. One of the reasons Java is so popular is that it is platform independent . You only need to write java code once and then run it on any platform be it mac, windows or Linux.

You will learn about:
Primitive Data Types
Basic Data types
Variables
Arrays

We will also build some projects with graphical user interfaces –GUI

The projects include:
Digital Clock
Temperature Converter
Height Converter
Word Count Tool

This course will guide you through java basics, its core syntax, and the fundamentals of writing strong java code. I will show you how to install Java JDK and NetBeans IDE. Netbeans is a great IDE for developing in java, and then dive into the language itself. Along the way, we will cover topics such as:
Declaring and initializing variables with a variety of data types
Exploring Basic Arithmetic operators
Troubleshoot Compile errors
Controlling flow with conditional code
Creating Method
Creating Event Handler methods
Using Component controls and changing their properties

Ruby is a modern object oriented programming language, and Ruby on Rails is a popular and powerful frameworks for building web applications. Rails was built using Ruby and makes it much easier to develop web applications with Ruby.
I will guide you through setting up your development environment. Then we will cover some basics of the Ruby programming language. We will also install git and touch on github which is used for version control.
We will create a complete blog application from scratch using Rails and in the process build up your skills.