The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (3rd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (555 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0321714636 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 816 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Next, they walk step-by-step through presenting one good solution, offering detailed explanations to promote deeper understanding. Conveniently organized by topic, The Ruby Way, Third Edition makes it easier than ever to find the specific solution you want—and to write better code by reflecting Ruby’s unique philosophy and spirit. Coverage includesRuby 2.1 overview: terminology, philosophy, and basic principlesBest practices for strings and regular expressionsEfficiently internationalizing your codePerforming calculations (including trigonometry, calculus, statistics, and time/date calculations)Working with “Rubyesque” objects such as symbols and rangesUsing arrays, hashes, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and other data structuresEfficiently storing data with YAML, JSON, and SQLite3Leveraging object-oriented and dynamic features, from multiple constructors to program inspectionBuilding GUIs with Shoes 4, Ruby/Tk, Ruby/GTK3, QtRuby, and other toolkitsImproving thread performance by understanding Ruby’s synchronization methods and avoiding its pitfallsAutomating system administration with RubyData formats: JSON, XML, RSS, Atom, RMagick, PDF, and moreTesting and debugging with RSpec, M
You palpably feel the presence of a teacher who knows a tremendous amount and really wants to help you know it too.” David Alan Black Author of The Well-Grounded Rubyist “This is an excellent resource for gaining insight into how and why Ruby works. Assomeone who has worked with Ruby for several years, I still found it full of new tricks and techniques. It’s accessible both as a straight read and as a reference that one can dip into and learn something new.” Chet Hendrickson Agile software pioneer “Ruby’s a wonderful language–but sometimes you just want to get something done. Hal Fulton brings a lively erudition and an engaging, lucid style to bear on a thorough and meticulously exact exposition of Ruby. It puts you on a rollercoaster ride between ‘How could I use this?’ and ‘This is so cool!&r
Hal Fulton first began using Ruby in 1999. In 2001, he started work on The Ruby Way, which was the second Ruby book published in English. . He lives in San Francisco, California. He holds two degrees in computer science from the University of Mississippi and taught computer science for four years. Fulton was an attendee at the ve
great tips and best practice methods yaron wainberg Very comprehensive , not for beginners if you don't have any programmatic knowledge. "A welcome update to a Ruby Standard Reference" according to Lorin Ricker. I've cherished my old dog-eared 2nd edition (pub. 2006) of The Ruby Way for many years now, but had typically withheld my recommendation of the book to new(er) Rubyists because the old editions left off with v1.8, possibly leaving more than a few new-to-coding folks a bit befuddled about comparatively minor version-dependencies and related issues.So, I was overjoyed to find this new A welcome update to a Ruby Standard Reference I've cherished my old dog-eared 2nd edition (pub. 2006) of The Ruby Way for many years now, but had typically withheld my recommendation of the book to new(er) Rubyists because the old editions left off with v1.8, possibly leaving more than a few new-to-coding folks a bit befuddled about comparatively minor version-dependencies and related issues.So, I was overjoyed to find this new 3rd edition, fully updated to Ru. rd edition, fully updated to Ru. James Hwang said Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level!. Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level! James Hwang Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than 4 years (professionally for the past 2). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my 4 years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book . years (professionally for the past "Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level!" according to James Hwang. Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level! James Hwang Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than 4 years (professionally for the past 2). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my 4 years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book . years (professionally for the past 2). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level! James Hwang Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than 4 years (professionally for the past 2). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my 4 years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book . years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book . ). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my Amazing book and great reference guide. Helped me take my Ruby skills to another level! James Hwang Just a basic background of myself. I've been programming in Ruby/Rails for a little less than 4 years (professionally for the past 2). This book discusses the advanced topics I was always more interested in but rarely got do touch during my 4 years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book . years. Topics like threads, basic network programming (not just what Sinatra or Rails just gives me), and GUIs are things I've always wanted to learn more about and this book