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Kevin Skoglund

About the Author

Kevin Skoglund builds custom web solutions at Nova Fabrica, and teaches web development to others at Lynda.com.

Kevin Skoglund is the founder of Nova Fabrica, a web development agency specialized in delivering custom, scalable solutions using Ruby on Rails, PHP, SQL, and related technologies. Nova Fabrica clients include An Event Apart, Atlas Carpet Mills, Consulate Film, Gregorius|Pineo, Maharam, Oakley, and The Bold Italic. Kevin is a lynda.com author with over 15 years of teaching and web development experience.

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Learning Sinatra
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn how to rapidly build web applications with Sinatra, a lightweight Ruby web application library.

2h 10m Intermediate Views: 3,417 Mar 22, 2017
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Ruby on Rails: Get More From ActiveRecord
with Kevin Skoglund
Get more from Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord and leverage shortcuts and techniques to make database code more efficient.

4h 27m Intermediate Views: 11,932 Jan 27, 2017
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Installing and Running Ruby on Rails 5: Windows
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn how to install and set up Ruby on Rails 5 on your Windows machine.

1h 6m Beginner Views: 14,836 Dec 5, 2016
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Ajax with PHP: Add Dynamic Content to Websites
with Kevin Skoglund
Add dynamic, asynchronously loading content to websites to make them more modern, professional, and user friendly, with Ajax and PHP.

3h 37m Intermediate Views: 77,553 Nov 7, 2016
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Installing and Running Ruby on Rails 5: Mac
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn how to install and set up Ruby on Rails 5 on your Mac.

1h 6m Beginner Views: 25,285 Sep 28, 2016
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Ruby on Rails 5 Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn the essentials of Ruby of Rails 5. Find out how to create a complete data-driven web application with this elegant and easy-to-learn development framework.

10h 21m Beginner Views: 261,969 Sep 28, 2016
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Ruby on Rails 5 New Features
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn about Ruby on Rails 5, the newest version of the popular web application framework. Find out how to use ActionCable, API mode, Renderer, Turbolinks 5, and other time-saving, new features.

1h 21m Intermediate Views: 26,971 May 4, 2016
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PHP 7 New Features
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn about the new features, improvements, and changes in PHP 7, including type declarations, new operators, and anonymous classes.

1h 4m Intermediate Views: 50,032 Mar 23, 2016
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Easy PHP Projects: Time Zone Conversion
with Kevin Skoglund
Build your PHP skills while solving real-world programming challenges. Learn how to make webpages time-zone sensitive and to build a PHP-driven time zone calculator.

2h 54m Beginner Views: 30,831 Mar 11, 2016
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Easy PHP Projects: Measurement Conversion
with Kevin Skoglund
Improve your PHP skills with these easy projects. Learn how to build a calculator in PHP to convert measurements (length, area, speed, temperature, etc.) between different units.

2h 17m Beginner Views: 23,687 Jan 27, 2016
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Easy PHP Projects: Password Utilities
with Kevin Skoglund
These quick and easy PHP projects help you build password generators and password strength meters for more secure sites and applications.

1h 56m Beginner Views: 30,153 Dec 23, 2015
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Easy PHP Projects: Single-Serving Sites
with Kevin Skoglund
These quick and easy PHP projects show you how to build effective websites with a single page. Learn to add features like IP and browser detection, date comparisons, and content and style randomization.

3h 1m Beginner Views: 50,268 Dec 15, 2015
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PHP with MySQL Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn the basics of PHP (including variables, logical expressions, loops, and functions), and discover how to connect to a MySQL database and develop a complete web application.

14h 32m Beginner Views: 5,457,497 May 20, 2015
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PHP with MySQL Beyond the Basics
with Kevin Skoglund
Shows how OOP techniques can streamline database queries, help manage sessions, and simplify user logins.

10h 26m Intermediate Views: 2,530,738 Mar 18, 2015
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Ruby: Testing with RSpec
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn how to use RSpec, the Ruby testing framework that can help developers be more productive, write better code, and reduce bugs during development.

6h 13m Intermediate Views: 152,803 Feb 5, 2015
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Code Clinic: Ruby
with Kevin Skoglund
Explore solutions to common Ruby programming challenges, and compare the results with other programming languages, in the Code Clinic series.

5h 42m Intermediate Views: 107,223 Dec 16, 2014
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Creating Secure PHP Websites
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn how to meet the most important security challenges when developing websites with PHP.

4h 16m Intermediate Views: 234,280 Jun 30, 2014
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Programming Foundations: Web Security
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn about the most important security concerns when developing websites, and what you can do to keep your servers, software, and data safe from harm.

3h 33m Beginner Views: 440,552 Feb 19, 2014
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Ruby on Rails 4 Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Learn to use the popular web framework Ruby on Rails 4 to create full-featured, object-oriented web applications.

12h 41m Beginner Views: 1,746,726 Dec 18, 2013
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Ruby on Rails 3 Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Shows how to create full-featured, object-oriented web applications with the Ruby on Rails framework.

12h 27m Beginner Views: 1,300,571 Aug 12, 2013
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Git Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Shows how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage changes to source code.

6h 25m Beginner Views: 3,784,373 Aug 24, 2012
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Learning Regular Expressions
with Kevin Skoglund
Shows how to find and manipulate text using regular expressions.

5h 36m Intermediate Views: 647,337 Nov 22, 2011
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Unix for Mac OS X Users
with Kevin Skoglund
Unlock the powerful capabilities of Unix that underlie Mac OS X, teaching how to use command-line syntax to perform common tasks such as file management, data entry, and text manipulation.

6h 35m Beginner Views: 1,834,858 Apr 29, 2011
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Ruby Essential Training
with Kevin Skoglund
Teaches the fundamentals of Ruby, the popular object-oriented open-source programming language.

6h 57m Beginner Views: 1,943,740 Oct 14, 2009

Kevin Skoglund

About the Author

24 Courses

Learning Sinatra

Ruby on Rails: Get More From ActiveRecord

Installing and Running Ruby on Rails 5: Windows

Ajax with PHP: Add Dynamic Content to Websites

Installing and Running Ruby on Rails 5: Mac

Ruby on Rails 5 Essential Training

Ruby on Rails 5 New Features

PHP 7 New Features

Easy PHP Projects: Time Zone Conversion

Easy PHP Projects: Measurement Conversion

Easy PHP Projects: Password Utilities

Easy PHP Projects: Single-Serving Sites

PHP with MySQL Essential Training

PHP with MySQL Beyond the Basics

Ruby: Testing with RSpec

Code Clinic: Ruby

Creating Secure PHP Websites

Programming Foundations: Web Security

Ruby on Rails 4 Essential Training

Ruby on Rails 3 Essential Training

Git Essential Training

Learning Regular Expressions

Unix for Mac OS X Users

Ruby Essential Training

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