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The Book of Ruby: A Hands-On Guide for the Adventurous
Huw Collingbourne
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Description for The Book of Ruby: A Hands-On Guide for the Adventurous
Paperback. "The Book of Ruby" is an in-depth introduction to one of the world's most popular programming languages and the backbone of the acclaimed Ruby on Rails Web application framework. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 774.
Ruby is famous for being easy to learn, but most users only scratch the surface of what it can do. While other books focus on Ruby's trendier features, The Book of Ruby reveals the secret inner workings of one of the world's most popular programming languages, teaching you to write clear, maintainable code. You'll start with the basics types, data structures, and control flows and progress to advanced features like blocks, mixins, metaclasses, and beyond. Rather than bog you down with a lot of theory, The Book of Ruby takes a hands-on approach and focuses on making you productive from ... Read more
Ruby is famous for being easy to learn, but most users only scratch the surface of what it can do. While other books focus on Ruby's trendier features, The Book of Ruby reveals the secret inner workings of one of the world's most popular programming languages, teaching you to write clear, maintainable code. You'll start with the basics types, data structures, and control flows and progress to advanced features like blocks, mixins, metaclasses, and beyond. Rather than bog you down with a lot of theory, The Book of Ruby takes a hands-on approach and focuses on making you productive from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781593272944
SKU
V9781593272944
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Huw Collingbourne
Huw Collingbourne is the Director of Technology for SapphireSteel Software, developer of the Ruby In Steel IDE. With 30 years of programming experience, he has written programming columns for numerous magazines, presented features on computing for BBC Television, and currently edits the online technical journal Bitwise Magazine. He has previously released two free ebooks on Ruby—The Little Book of Ruby ... Read more
Reviews for The Book of Ruby: A Hands-On Guide for the Adventurous
"I'm no longer afraid of Ruby or daunted by its syntax. If you're looking for a good introduction to the language The Book of Ruby should be on your buying list." —Craig Buckler, OptimalWorks Web Design "Collingbourne knows his subject and if you are a software developer wanting to learn more about Ruby there is plenty of valuable material ... Read more