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Introduction to Ruby

Learn the basics of Ruby. Make a hello world program, then include if/else statements

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  1. Set up your environment

    Introduction to Ruby

  2. Set-up

    Install and setup your developer environment

  3. Run a 'hello world' program

    Write a basic hello world program in Ruby

  4. Running a Ruby Program

    Learn how to run our hello world program

  5. Using Ruby Methods

    Ruby comes with many pre-built methods

  6. Using If/Else Statements

    If Statements give you control of how to respond if a condition is true

  7. Else Statements

    Else statements give you a default reponse if a condition is false

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