The Well-Grounded Rubyist

• Fully updated to cover the latest in Ruby 2.5
• Clear explanations of Ruby concepts and how to apply them
• Simple examples to seal in the learning
• Prepares readers to use Ruby anywhere for any purpose

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Because it's the backbone of the well-loved Ruby on Rails web framework, Ruby has become one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Ruby is a dynamic language perfect for creating applications, development tools, and administrative scripts.

The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Third Edition is a perfect tutorial for newcomers to Ruby and a great way for experienced Rubyists to deepen their understanding of the language.

The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Third Edition is a beautifully written tutorial that begins with your first Ruby program and takes you all the way to sophisticated topics like reflection, threading, and recursion. Ruby masters David A. Black and Joe Leo distill their years of knowledge for you, concentrating on the language and its uses so you can use Ruby in any way you choose. Updated for Ruby 2.5.

This book teaches Ruby from the ground up. The reader should have command of basic programming concepts in another language.