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Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto. It is based on Perl, Smalltalk...
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Programming Ruby
Programming Ruby is a book about the Ruby programming language by Dave Thomas and Andrew Hunt, authors of The Pragmatic Programmer. In the Ruby community, it is commonly known as "The Pickaxe" because of the pickaxe on the cover. The book has helped...
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- Oct 22, 2004
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Ruby in a Nutshell
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,...
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- Nov 2001
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The Ruby Programming Language
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Learning Ruby
Interest in Ruby stems from the popularity of Rails, the web
development framework that's attracting new devotees and refugees from
Java and PHP. But there are plenty of other uses for this versatile
language. The best way to learn is to just try...
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- May 2007
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Ruby Pocket Reference
Although Ruby is an easy language to learn, in
the heat of action you may find that you can't remember the correct
syntax for a conditional or the name of a method. This handy pocket
reference offers brief yet clear explanations of Ruby's core...
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- Jul 2007
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The Ruby Way, Second Edition
The Ruby Way takes a “how-to” approach to Ruby programming with the
bulk of the material consisting of more than 400 examples arranged by
topic. Each example answers the question “How do I do this in Ruby?”
Working along with the author, you are...
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- 2007
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Ruby on Rails Bible
Ruby on Rails (RoR or Rails) is a Web application framework written in
Ruby, an object-oriented programming language. RoR has grown year over
year in notoriety and popularity among developers because its ease of
use and speed for which a Web...
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- 2008
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The Well-Grounded Rubyist
From the publisher: Interest in Ruby has exploded. Developers discovering this elegant, dynamic language quickly learn that Ruby is a powerful alternative to traditional static languages like Java or C++. It runs in most operating environments and...
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- May 2009
