{"product_id":"the-book-of-ruby-isbn-9781593272944","title":"The Book of Ruby","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the secret inner workings of one of the world's most popular programming languages, teaching you to write clear, maintainable code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'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, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e takes a hands-on approach and focuses on making you productive from day one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you follow along, you’ll learn to:\u003cbr\u003e–Leverage Ruby's succinct and flexible syntax to maximize your productivity\u003cbr\u003e–Balance Ruby's functional, imperative, and object-oriented features\u003cbr\u003e–Write self-modifying programs using dynamic programming techniques\u003cbr\u003e–Create new fibers and threads to manage independent processes concurrently\u003cbr\u003e–Catch and recover from execution errors with robust exception handling\u003cbr\u003e–Develop powerful web applications with the Ruby on Rails framework\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter includes a \"Digging Deeper\" section that shows you how Ruby works under the hood, so you'll never be caught off guard by its deceptively simple scoping, multithreading features, or precedence rules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you're new to programming or just new Ruby, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e is your guide to rapid, real-world software development with this unique and elegant language.Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Strings, Numbers, Classes, and Objects\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Class Hierarchies, Attributes, and Class Variables\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Strings and Ranges\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Arrays and Hashes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Loops and Iterators\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Conditional Statements\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Methods\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Passing Arguments and Returning Values\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Exception Handling\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Blocks, Procs, and Lambdas\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Symbols\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Modules and Mixins\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Files and IO\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: YAML\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Marshal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Regular Expressions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Threads\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Debugging and Testing\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Ruby on Rails\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Dynamic Programming\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Documenting Ruby with RDoc\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Installing MySQL for Ruby on Rails\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Ruby and Rails Development Software\"I'm no longer afraid of Ruby or daunted by its syntax. If you're looking for a good introduction to the language \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e should be on your buying list.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Craig Buckler, OptimalWorks Web Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Collingbourne knows his subject and if you are a software developer wanting to learn more about Ruby there is plenty of valuable material here.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tim Anderson, ITWriting\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruby\u003c\/i\u003e is not just technically good or accurate, it is truly well written.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ecommerce Developer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recommended for established developers new to Ruby.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dr. Dobb's Developer Reading List\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you are interested in learning Ruby then this is the book for you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A nicely written (and nicely printed) guide to Ruby that covers everything you would expect from a Ruby guide in untiring detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Durham University Computing Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Covers all the fundamentals of the language, as well as gives a great start into the Rails framework and dynamic programming.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sean Patterson, Fresh Consulting\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuw Collingbourne\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Technology for SapphireSteel Software, developer of the Ruby In Steel IDE. 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