PROJECT LAB ADVANTAGES

3 months of work experience to list on your CV

a real project with the real challenges

job-ready skills, both technical and soft ones

mentors’ advice and tech leads’ guidance to develop faster

project is ongoing, so you can work on it as long as you wish

hardworking interns get hired by SoftServe

WHY RUBY?

High-speed development: developing with Ruby is 30-40% faster than with any other language due to extensive ready-to-use tools
A sociable language: it's a must for Ruby community to share a solution once it's been created, a massive set of solution stored in open access
Flexible in use: Ruby enables you to freely alter its parts, which is a great option as you edit a lot at the beginning
RoR has a built-in tools supporting automated testing, which ensures quicker testing processing and easiness in updating the app in a secured way
Language that powers Twitter, Shopify, Urban Dictionary, GitHub, ZenDesk and others
Evolves your thinking patterns: there is always another way to do the same thing

IT’S A MATCH FOR YOU IF:

you know the basics of OOP principles, technologies, connected with databases and HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Ruby
you have logical thinking
you are ready to invest 6-8 hours into learning everyday
your English level is Intermediate and above
you have a permission to work in Bulgaria

PROJECT LAB INFORMATION

PROJECT LAB PROGRAM

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Section

SDLC

ALM. Methodologies Agile. Methodologies: Scrum / Kanban
Source Control: Git
Continuous Integration. Travis. Jenkins

Code quality

Static code analysis: ruby-lint, rubocop
Automated testing: Ruby on Rails. TDD. RSpec / Jasmine. Karma

Environment

IDE/Editors, Package manager (Linux OS. Oracle Virtual Box. Configuring environment)

Core programming

Syntax: Ruby Code Style Conventions
Ruby language: Ruby Basics
OOP Paradigms: OOP in Ruby
Memory Management: Ruby Manages Memory and Garbage Collection

Database

Relational DB: MySQL / MS SQL / H2 Database / PostgreSQL
NoSQL: MongoDB

Web

Framework: Ruby on Rails: MVC. Building Application / Controllers/ Routes/ Models/ Validations/ Layouts and Rendering/ Views/ Security/ REST (Web API)/ JSON Web Tokens (JWT)/ DB Migrations

Front-end: HTML5 / CSS3 Basics, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap CSS Framework, JavaScript Language Basics, Browser API. JavaScript Event handling, JavaScript. AJAX. Fetch API, ECMAScript 2015 Features, jQuery, jQuery UI Basics, Node Package Manager (npm), React JS Introduction, React Native Framework, React JS. JSX, etc.

Dynamic stylesheet: Dynamic Stylesheet intro. Sass / SCSS. Less

Interfaces. Protocols: Web Applications Architecture, HTTP, REST, Web API, JSON, XML

Design

Design patterns: OOD. SOLID Principles / ActiveRecord, MVC(MVP, MTV, MVVM). GoF Patterns
Parallelism: Multithreading & Concurency

FINISIHING THIS PROJECT LAB, YOU WILL:

Develop web apps on Ruby.

HOW TO GET ENROLLED ON THE PROJECT LAB?

Prior to the interview with the IT Academy recruiter, you'd have to pass technical test. You can check your knowledge by passing the test once a month here.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW?

The interview is definitely among the most crucial milestones on your journey to IT Academy. Here are a few life hacks on how to prepare for it and what are the deciding points for the recruiters and tech interviewers.

FAQs

Can I apply for the project lab if my English level is below Intermediate?

Yes, you can try, but we suggest you to use our English materials to boost your level.

What can be an asset during the tech interview with the IT recruiter?

Your positions could be improved by basic knowledge of OOD, SOLID, DRY, MVC, REST basics, Ruby on Rails and RSpec, understanding of JavaScript frameworks, familiarity with Agile methodologies and principles, CI, proficiency in TDD or BDD software testing approaches, SQL and RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL), understanding of NoSQL databases, differences between NoSQL and relational databases. Eventually, the proficiency and hands-on experience of working with MongoDB is an essential advantage.
To brush up your skills and understanding, you might check on Resource library.