The Book of Ruby
A Hands-on Guide for the Adventurous
$78.78
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2017
Summary
Cut through those programming conventions and blaze your own trail with The Book of Ruby. From methods to metaprogramming, gain the skills you need to master the world’s most fun programming language with this hands-on introduction.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, teac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781593272944 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1593272944 |
| Author: | Huw Collingbourne |
| Publisher: | No Starch Press,US |
| Imprint: | No Starch Press,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 774g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 178mm |
| Series: | The Book Of |
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“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 here.”—Tim Anderson, ITWriting“The Book of Ruby is not just technically good or accurate, it is truly well written.”—Ecommerce Developer“Recommended for established developers new to Ruby.”—Dr. Dobb’s Developer Reading List“If you are interested in learning Ruby then this is the book for you.”—ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes“A nicely written (and nicely printed) guide to Ruby that covers everything you would expect from a Ruby guide in untiring detail.”—Durham University Computing Society“Covers all the fundamentals of the language, as well as gives a great start into the Rails framework and dynamic programming.”—Sean Patterson, Fresh Consulting
About The Author
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 and The Book of Ruby.
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