Ruby on Rails is a great programming language to learn, whether you're just starting out or you're a season developer looking to add to your skillset. Want to create the next Airbnb, Groupon, Hulu or SoundCloud, all of which use the language? Just looking to land your ideal developer job? Chicago is the perfect spot to grow and hone your skills and we've rounded up five Ruby on Rails training resources here in Chicago to help you get started.
Overview: The intensive Coding Dojo coding bootcamp is designed to teach students three full stacks. The onsite training course starts with the fundamentals of web development and works its way through different stacks, including Ruby on Rails. Coding Dojo allocates 3-6 weeks per stack, for those aiming to get an extremely in-depth look at Rails. The 15th and 16th weeks of the course are designed to help students land developer jobs in stacks like Rails.
Duration: 14 weeks
Location: Near North (213 W. Institute Place)
Cost: $12,995
Overview: Certstaffix hosts a wide range of Ruby and Ruby on Rails classes designed to give an overall view of both the language and the framework. The company’s Ruby on Rails program is designed for beginning and intermediate developers. The two-day crash course takes students through the basics and will have them deploying applications and writing their own automated tests by the end.
Duration: Two days
Location: Mag Mile (500 N. Michigan Avenue)
Cost: $1,140
Overview: Code Platoon’s courses are designed to teach military veterans and their families valuable tech skills, like Ruby on Rails. The organization offers an intensive 14-week bootcamp covering full stack engineering. Throughout the course, students will learn about Ruby and Ruby on Rails, applying their new knowledge with hands-on projects. The overall goal of the program is to find veterans meaningful internships in full stack engineering.
Duration: 14 weeks
Location: The Loop (125 S. Clark Street)
Cost: $13,000 (scholarships available)
Overview: General Assembly’s “Web Development Immersive” bootcamp teaches students about the entire development process, including using Rails as a useful framework. By learning how to build web applications using the language, students will be able to do everything from connecting to a database to writing tests for application code.
Duration: 12 weeks
Location: River North (444 N. Wabash Avenue)
Cost: $13,950
Overview: ChicagoRuby is a network of over 4,000 web developers and software engineers that meet up for events, speakers and hackathons in Ruby on Rails. Want to learn certain skills in Rails or hear a prominent Rails developer speak? ChicagoRuby hosts monthly events that can help sharpen your skills and get to know the community.
Duration: Varies by event
Location: ChicagoRuby hosts events all over the city
Cost: Free
