Ruby On Rails: Stock Market App

Launch the Rails server, view the default home page at localhost:3000, and learn how the Puma web server powers Rails development.

Create an about page in Rails by adding an about action to the home controller, creating the about view, and configuring a route in config/routes to home#about.

Add basic error handling in the home controller using an if/elsif chain to catch a missing ticker, set a nothing message, and show 'hey you forgot to enter a symbol'.

Install the devise gem to add user management to a Ruby on Rails stock market app, enabling sign up, log in, portfolio creation, and password resets with generated views.

Restart the rails server after devise changes and review routes with rake routes. Implement a bootstrap flash partial in the layout to display login and sign up messages.

Learn to create Active Record associations between stocks and users in Rails by defining has_many and belongs_to, linking the stocks to a user and cleaning up scaffolding artifacts.

Create a new stock form that assigns the current user's id, hides the user id field, and displays only stocks belonging to the logged-in user.

Connect the stocks table to the quote gem by mapping each stock's ticker to its latest price and company name, and display the current price in the view.

Demonstrates error handling for stock index creation by validating blank inputs and preventing stale ticker, company name, and latest price from appearing. Shows several fixes and notes future methods.

Learn to build a Ruby on Rails stock market app by connecting to a third-party API, storing data in a database, and deploying to Heroku, with Bootstrap for the UI.

Explore the rails directory walkthru, clean the gemfile comments, and learn key app directories like assets, controllers, models, and views, plus routes and git for version control.

Set up git and connect to GitHub by generating an SSH key, adding it to GitHub, and pushing your project to a new repository.

Learn how the application.html.erb layout uses the yield tag and embedded ruby to render shared content and a navigation bar across all pages.

Bootstrap enables mobile-first design with the viewport tag and responsive containers. Wrap content in a container, adjust the nav bar, and preview across devices for a stock app interface.

Learn to configure devise navbar links in a Rails app, adding sign up, sign in, edit user, and sign out routes, and preview how the navbar changes with authentication.

Create a stocks table to store stock quotes and link them to users, using a Rails scaffold to generate migrations, forms, views, and routes.

Learn how Rails scaffolding generates stock views, routes, and a stocks controller, and how to connect stocks to users before using the stock features.

Learn how to associate two tables (stocks and users) in a Rails app by using belongs to and has many relationships between the stock and user models.

Use before_action and current_user to enforce correct user access for stock views, redirect unauthenticated users to sign up or log in, and ensure stocks link to the right user.

Learn how to automatically associate stocks with users in a Ruby on Rails app by using current_user and user_id, hiding fields, and enforcing authorization.

Link the stock quote gem to pull actual stock information for listings, display current prices on the stocks index, and implement error handling with updated controller and views.

Expand the stocks table in the Ruby on Rails stock market app by adding a company name column and turning names into links to the show page.

Connect your Ruby on Rails stock app to Heroku by installing the Heroku toolbelt, logging in, creating an app, and pushing code with Git, then run migrations in production.