Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional / Edition 2

by Peter Cooper

Overview

Based on the bestselling first edition, Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition is the leading guide for every type of reader who wants to learn Ruby from the ground up.

The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition plus updates for the newest version of Ruby, including the addition of the Sinatra and Ramaze web application frameworks and a chapter on GUI development so developers can take advantage of these new trends.

Beginning Ruby starts by explaining the principles behind object-oriented programming and within a few chapters builds toward creating a full Ruby application. By the end of the book, in addition to in-depth knowledge of Ruby, you'll also have basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as SQL, XML, web frameworks, and networking.

• Introduces readers to the Ruby programming language
• Takes readers from basic programming skills to web development with topics like Ruby-based frameworks and GUI programming
• Covers many ancillary technologies in order to provide a broader picture (e.g., databases, XML, network daemons)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430223634
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/21/2009
Series:	Expert's Voice in Open Source
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	620
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Peter Cooper is an experienced Ruby developer, trainer, and publisher who runs Ruby Inside, the most popular blog in the Ruby and Rails worlds, with 18,000 subscribers. He also curates RubyFlow, a popular Ruby community link blog. Over the past few years he has developed, launched, and sold two startups (Feed Digest and Code Snippets), both powered by Ruby and Rails.

Table of Contents

• Let’s Get It Started: Installing Ruby
• Programming = Joy: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Ruby and Object Orientation
• Ruby’s Building Blocks: Data, Expressions, and Flow Control
• Developing Your First Ruby Application
• The Ruby Ecosystem
• Classes, Objects, and Modules
• Projects and Libraries
• Documentation, Error Handling, Debugging, and Testing
• Files and Databases
• Deploying Ruby Applications and Libraries
• Advanced Ruby Features
• Tying It Together: Developing a Larger Ruby Application
• Web Application Frameworks: Rails, Sinatra, and Ramaze
• Ruby and the Internet
• Networking, Sockets, and Daemons
• GUI-Based Desktop Application Development
• Useful Ruby Libraries and Gems

Editorial Reviews

“The material is organized well and reads like a novel. Examples are clear, and accompanied by ample explanations. … Readers in any context in which the Ruby programming language is utilized will find this book an approachable, enabling primer. The book also assists readers by making them aware of the more advanced aspects of the language and its facilities. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers.” (F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017)

“The book gives a well-structured introduction to Ruby from the ground up, starting from installation through main building blocks and advanced features, without assuming any prior programming knowledge and skills. … The text provides an excellent introduction to Ruby, and also has value as a reference source for Ruby developers at various levels.” (Alexander Tzanov, Computing Reviews, December, 2016)

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