The Ruby Programming Language

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Programming Ruby: A Pragmatic Programmer's Guide (David Thomas, Andrew Hunt)

0201710897: Softcover
A tutorial and reference to the object-oriented programming language for beginning to experienced programmers. Using version 1.6, Thomas and Hunt describe the language's structure, syntax, and operation and explain how to build applications. They include a library reference. -- Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
---------- Dave and Andrew have done it again. It was a pleasure using this book to learn Ruby, which at the time had no other published books out on it and the online documentation was poor at best. This made it worth it. Far better than most I've read (and I have a LOT of nerd-books). It is nice having some good books out there that aren't of O'Reilly's usual level of quality. This one blows them away. -- Ryan Davis, Seattle, WA

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Ruby Developer's Guide (Robert Feldt, Lyle Johnson, Michael Neumann)

1928994644: Softcover
Ruby astounds developers with its ability to make programming fun again. It frees programmers to concentrate on programming objectives, and creates fewer obstacles than other languages by flowing ideas directly into the code. Although Ruby is experiencing dramatic growth, there are very few educational resources available for aspiring developers. Written by a team of Ruby gurus, Ruby Developer’s Guide is the most comprehensive book available for serious Ruby developers. -- From the Publisher

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Ruby In A Nutshell (Yukihiro Matsumoto)

0596002149: Softcover
Ruby is an absolutely pure object-oriented scripting language written in C and designed with Perl and Python capabilities in mind. While its roots are in Japan, Ruby is slowly but surely gaining ground in the US. The goal of Yukihiro Matsumoto, creator of Ruby and author of this book, is to incorporate the strengths of languages like Perl, Python, Lisp and Smalltalk. Ruby is a genuine attempt to combine the best of everything in the scripting world. Since 1993, Ruby mailing lists have been established, Web pages have formed, and a community has grown around it. The language itself is very good at text processing and is notable for its broad object orientation. Ruby is portable and runs under GNU/Linux (and other Unices) as well as DOS, MS Windows and Mac... . -- From the Publisher

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The Ruby Way (Hal Fulton)

0672320835: Softcover
The Ruby Way assumes that the reader is already familiar with the subject matter. Using many code samples it focuses on "how-to use Ruby" for specific applications, either as a stand-alone language, or in conjunction with other languages. Topics covered include:
* Simple data tasks;
* Manipulating structured data; br> * External data manipulation;
* User interfaces;
* Handling threads;
* System programming;
* Network and web programming;
* Tools and utilities.
Note: The appendices offer instruction on migrating from Perl and Python to Ruby, and extending Ruby in C and C++.
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---------- The zippy stone works its magic. For the past few months i have been wanting to learn Ruby and when i browsed through this book in the book shop, i decided that i needn't wait any longer. Ever since then i have been reading this book in the subway, on my way to and forth from work. . I give this book 5 stars 'coz its an excellent tool for those entering the Ruby world. I am eagerly waiting for updates, cookbooks, pocket books and learning books. -- Deke Flesche ---------- I had previously read the fine book: Programming Ruby by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt, but didn't learn enough that I could apply Ruby without a struggle. This book flattened the learning curve just enough that it made writing useful Ruby code fun. The examples are excellent. The writing is clear. If you want to learn Ruby buy this book. -- Pete Lyons, Groton, MA ---------- The Ruby Way is actually more of a cookbook, containing numerous code examples for using Ruby to accomplish little tasks, and so highlighting the features and capabilities of the language. As the author points out, this is not a book for the absolute beginner, although folks who have some scripting experience and an awareness of the object-orientedness of Ruby (and know what that means) will be able to figure a lot out just by reading the code examples. In such a large volume, Fulton is able to explore subjects at greater depth than some of the other Ruby books. He discusses object persistence, code that can introspectively examine it's own execution, Ruby and GUIs and even small chapters for Perl and Python users. This book helps the new Ruby scripters to become more comfortable with solving problems using Ruby's strengths. -- Robert Stevenson, San Jose, CA

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