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title: Learn Ruby, Rails, and More in Boston Through Skillshare
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tags: news,web
author: Chad Pytel
published_on: 2012-09-27
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Skillshare, a community marketplace for classes, has announced a series of [tech classes in Boston](http://blog.skillshare.com/post/32026965819/skillshare-launches-local-tech-classes-in-boston) from October 10th to the beginning of November.

thoughtbot is participating with three new low-cost, introductory evening classes, in contrast to our full-day, intensive workshops that we’ve been giving for more than four years.

[Greenhorn Connect](http://www.greenhornconnect.com) is participating with $500 worth of scholarships for high school and college students. To qualify, students must live in the Boston area and forward their Skillshare confirmation emails to [Akaash Achreja](mailto:akaash@skillshare.com). You will receive $10 sponsorship back via Paypal.

## thoughtbot evening Skillshare classes

**[Designing, Developing, and Launching a Successful Web Application](http://skl.sh/O412Zo)** | Wednesday, October 10th | 7-8:30 p.m. | thoughtbot office | Chad Pytel | Non-technical students will learn the process of building a working web application.

**[Introduction to Ruby](http://skl.sh/O42ivp)** | Monday, October 15th | 7-9 p.m. | thoughtbot office | Matt Mongeau | Students will learn Ruby language syntax, how to write Ruby objects, and how objects interact with one another.

**[Introduction to Ruby on Rails](http://skl.sh/O47yiO)** | Wednesday, November 7th | 7-9 p.m. | thoughtbot office | Chad Pytel | Students will learn the basics of the Ruby on Rails web application framework.

## Other evening Skillshare classes in the curated list

**[Photoshop Quickstart for Beginners](http://www.skillshare.com/Photoshop-QuickStart-for-Beginners/725489301)** | Monday, October 15th | 7-9 p.m. | Workbar Boston | Gayle Rosen | Students will get a hands-on introduction to the photo editing software.

**[Technical Decision-Making for Non-Technical Founders](http://www.skillshare.com/Technical-Decision-Making-for-Non-Technical-Founders/1614232414)** | Monday, October 15th | 5-6:30 p.m. | Harvard Innovation Lab | Brandon Liu | Non-technical students will learn the most important web technologies.

**[Illustrator Quickstart for Beginners](http://www.skillshare.com/Illustrator-QuickStart-for-Beginners/496697580)** | Monday, November 5th | 7-9 p.m. | Workbar Boston | Gayle Rosen | Students will be learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator.

**[UX Research for the Web and Applications](http://www.skillshare.com/UX-Research-for-the-Web-and-Applications/444644896/)** | Thursday, November 8th | 6-8 p.m. | Workbar Boston | Danielle Nordin | Students will learn to connect with users when building web or mobile applications.