First Rails application - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to create a new Rails application named 'blog'.

Ruby on Rails

rails [1] blog

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Anew

Bstart

Ccreate

Dinit

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Common Mistakes

Using 'rails create' instead of 'rails new'.

Using 'rails init' which is not a valid command.

Using 'rails start' which is for running the server, not creating an app.

The command rails new blog creates a new Rails application named 'blog'.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to start the Rails server.

Ruby on Rails

bin/rails [1]

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Aserver

Bcreate

Cstart

Drun

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using 'bin/rails start' which is not a valid Rails command.

Using 'bin/rails run' which does not start the server.

Using 'bin/rails create' which is for generating files.

The command bin/rails server starts the Rails development server.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to generate a controller named 'Posts'.

Ruby on Rails

bin/rails [1] controller Posts

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Acreate

Bmake

Cbuild

Dgenerate

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using 'make' or 'build' which are not Rails commands.

Using 'create' which is not the correct Rails generator command.

The correct command to generate a controller is bin/rails generate controller Posts.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to define a root route to the 'index' action of 'posts' controller in config/routes.rb.

Ruby on Rails

root to: '[1]#[2]'

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Aposts

Bindex

Chome

Dshow

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using 'home#index' instead of 'posts#index'.

Using 'posts#show' which shows a single post, not the index.

Swapping the controller and action names.

The root route should point to 'posts#index' to show the index action of the posts controller.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a migration that adds a 'title' string column to the 'posts' table.

Ruby on Rails

bin/rails [1] migration Add[2]To[3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Agenerate

BTitle

CPosts

Dcreate

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using 'create' instead of 'generate' for the first blank.

Swapping 'Posts' and 'Title' in the migration name.

Using lowercase for the migration name parts.

The command bin/rails generate migration AddTitleToPosts creates a migration to add a title column to posts.

Practice

1. What command do you use to create a new Rails application folder?

easy

A. rails init myapp

B. rails new myapp

C. rails create myapp

D. rails start myapp

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand Rails app creation command

   The official command to create a new Rails app is rails new followed by the app name.

2. Step 2: Match the command with options

   Only rails new myapp uses rails new myapp, which is correct syntax.

3. Final Answer:

   rails new myapp -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Create app folder = rails new [OK]

Hint: Remember: 'rails new' creates the app folder [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using 'rails start' instead of 'rails new'
• Confusing 'rails create' with 'rails new'
• Trying 'rails init' which is not a Rails command

2. Which command starts the Rails server so you can view your app in a browser?

easy

A. rails launch

B. rails start

C. rails run

D. rails server

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify the command to run the Rails server

   The correct command to start the Rails server is rails server.

2. Step 2: Compare with options

   Only rails server matches the correct command exactly.

3. Final Answer:

   rails server -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Start server = rails server [OK]

Hint: Use 'rails server' to launch your app locally [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Typing 'rails start' which is invalid
• Using 'rails run' which does not start the server
• Trying 'rails launch' which is not a Rails command

3. What will happen if you run rails new blog and then cd blog followed by rails server?

medium

A. A new Rails app named 'blog' is created and the server starts to serve it locally.

B. An error occurs because 'rails server' must be run before 'rails new'.

C. The server starts but shows a blank page because no views are created yet.

D. The command fails because 'cd blog' is not a valid Rails command.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the sequence of commands

   rails new blog creates a new app folder named 'blog'. cd blog moves into that folder. rails server starts the server for that app.

2. Step 2: Analyze the expected behavior

   Running these commands in order creates the app and starts the server correctly, serving the default Rails welcome page.

3. Final Answer:

   A new Rails app named 'blog' is created and the server starts to serve it locally. -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   rails new + cd + rails server = app runs [OK]

Hint: Create app, enter folder, then start server to see app [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking 'rails server' must run before app creation
• Assuming 'cd blog' is a Rails command instead of shell
• Expecting an error when running these commands in order

4. You ran rails new myapp but when you try rails server inside the folder, you get an error. What is the most likely cause?

medium

A. You must create a controller before starting the server.

B. You need to run rails start instead of rails server.

C. You forgot to run bundle install to install dependencies.

D. The folder name 'myapp' is invalid for Rails apps.

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify common setup step after creating app

   After rails new, you usually run bundle install to install gems needed by the app.

2. Step 2: Understand error cause

   If dependencies are missing, rails server will fail to start due to missing gems.

3. Final Answer:

   You forgot to run bundle install to install dependencies. -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Missing gems? Run bundle install first [OK]

Hint: Run 'bundle install' after 'rails new' before starting server [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Trying 'rails start' which is invalid
• Thinking a controller is required before server start
• Believing folder name causes the error

5. You want to create a new Rails app named shop and immediately start the server. Which sequence of commands is correct?

hard

A. rails new shop -> cd shop -> rails server

B. rails create shop -> rails server

C. rails new shop -> rails server

D. cd shop -> rails new shop -> rails server

Solution

1. Step 1: Create the app folder with correct command

   Use rails new shop to create the app folder named 'shop'.

2. Step 2: Change directory into the new app folder

   Run cd shop to move into the app folder before starting the server.

3. Step 3: Start the Rails server inside the app folder

   Run rails server to launch the app locally.

4. Final Answer:

   rails new shop -> cd shop -> rails server -> Option A

5. Quick Check:

   Create app, enter folder, start server = correct order [OK]

Hint: Create app, cd into it, then run server [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Skipping 'cd' before running server
• Using 'rails create' which is invalid
• Running server outside app folder