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Developers from around the world are using the Ruby language. Heres what theyre saying about Programming Ruby... In their first landmark book, The Pragmatic Programmer, Dave and Andy urged us to learn at least one new programming language every year. It may follow the principle of least surprise that the authors would bring us this years candidate, accompanied with a pragmatic philosophy of how to learn your new OO scripting language of choice. Frank Westphal, independent consultant Ruby is an exciting new language, worth knowing about and well worth considering for an upcoming project. It's rare to see such a useful book this early in the life of a new language. But of course I would expect no less from the authors of The Pragmatic Programmer. Andy and Dave: Thanks! Ron Jeffries, author of Extreme Programming Installed I have used Perl and Python for my work... but Ruby just turns my work into fun! Clemens Hintze, programmer Ruby is a remarkably clean, simple, powerful, and practical dynamic OO programming language. Ruby fully deserves this correspondingly best-of-breed book. This book is a must have wizards workshop for using Ruby to boost your programming power and productivity. This book will greatly amplify the worldwide use of Ruby, stimulate powerful Ruby extensions, and generate demand for second and third editions. I look forward to telling later legions of Ruby users that I was farsighted enough to master Ruby using the classic first edition of Programming Ruby. Conrad Schneiker A good book by a great pair of programmers about a language with a great future. This should be the first Ruby book anyone buys. Hal Fulton Dave and Andy are among the western pioneers who understand the value of this precious gem of a language. They cleaned and polished it well, dazzling us all with its depth and transparency. It's almost magical. Aleksi Niemeli Use Ruby and you'll write better code, be more productive, and enjoy programming more. "I love it. Conceptually it is really clean, and sweet." --Kent Beck, author of Extreme Programming Explained, on the Ruby language Ruby is a true object-oriented programming language that makes the craft of programming easier. Ruby is a transparent language: It doesn't obscure your program behind unnecessary syntax or reams of extra support code. Guided by the Principle of Least Surprise, Ruby embodies the values of consistency and simplicity of expression. It's more than a programming language: It's a concise way of expressing ideas. Ruby supports natural intelligence--yours. Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide is your complete Ruby resource. It provides a tutorial and overview of Ruby version 1.6; a detailed description of the language's structure, syntax, and operation; a guide to building applications with Ruby; and a comprehensive library reference. Mining real rubies is hard work done with a pickaxe, but mining ruby the language is simple With this book, you'll find it remarkably easy to Learn Ruby basics. You'll find normal stuff like classes, objects, and exceptions, as well as more interesting features, such as infinite-precision integers, iterators, mixins, and threads. Write large, well-structured Ruby programs Write CGI scripts and create dynamic Ruby pages for the Web Create cross-platform GUI applications Access Microsoft Windows native API calls and automate Windows applications Extend Ruby using C code Other gems you'll find in Programming Ruby include: An alphabetical reference to all of the built-in classes, modules, and the standard library, documenting over a thousand methods A reference to object-oriented design libraries, network and Web libraries, and Microsoft Windows support A guide toThomas, David is the author of 'Programming Ruby The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide' with ISBN 9780201710892 and ISBN 0201710897.
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