You should have completed Unit 3 and built most, if not all, of the depot application.
You should have purchased the textbook and be prepared for class.
Our challenge: This class is designed for the student who has basic Web application development experience. This course will prepare you to qualify for a modern Web development job using the Rails framework to create service-oriented applications in the cloud. Web application development has come a long way since the early days of CGI scripting with Perl. How has Web application development evolved over the years? What are the benefits to using Web-related tools for creating a multiuser application? What are the attributes of the best Web frameworks? Where is Web application development headed? Holistically, what is wrong with the way we're currently "weaving the Web of application data?"