My new course "Hello Rails" is live 🚀
Hi everyone,
Sorry for the shameless plug but really excited to say this past week I launched a recent side project/course called Hello Rails I to a private list of about 700 people.
It feels so good to ship this side project!!
Now, I'm excited to officially launch the course to the public.
Hello Rails is a modern course designed to help you start using and understanding Ruby on Rails fast. With 90 videos + a book format I walk you through each step of building a production-level app from scratch.
This course is for you if you started on a typical Rails tutorial and aren’t quite getting it. Maybe you’re more of a visual learner (or designer) like me. Maybe you have a goal in mind to build out a prototype of your latest idea for an app. If any of those strike a bell then this course is a great fit for you.
Learn a bunch more at https://hellorails.io
Thanks for reading!
Andy
Congrats, @justalever 🎉
Looks amazing, congrats @justalever!
What platform did you use to create/host the course? Or is it all custom-built?
Thank you! The platform is a custom build with Ruby on Rails. I hosted the video using Vimeo Pro. I actually built a mini-course framework out of this for future courses as well. It was really fun to create.
Awesome! Why did you decide to build the platform yourself? I'm working on my first course and trying to decide whether to build my own platform or go with an existing one.
Mostly for control and authorization around my own content. I also wanted to be able to use the platform for future courses. Wes Bos did something similar with his own content so that had been an inspiration.
That makes sense. I'm in the same boat - I'd much prefer to self-host and have control over the platform. I'd imagine that it also lowers your ongoing costs, since you aren't being charged monthly or per-transaction by a third-party.
Are there any features you've added to your course platform that don't exist on other platforms? Or that have been particularly useful to you?
Hey! sorry for the delayed response.
Most of what I built is tailor-fit to my own needs. Admin-like things like creating new users on the fly or deleting users was a godsend. The same is true for coupon codes and easy price adjustments when a sale is going on. A lot of costs were saved from a typical course host and the fact that you get to own it all means its completely custom branded (a big reason I built it from scratch). The catch is that you now have to maintain and update it where necessary. I happen to enjoy doing that so it seemed like a win win.
That is a TON of videos! I hope your launch is a success!
Thanks! It was indeed. All that work paid off :)
Excellent. :o)