Beginning Ruby

From Novice to Professional

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
620 Seiten
2009 | 2nd ed.
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4302-2363-4 (ISBN)

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Beginning Ruby - Peter Cooper
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The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition plus updates for the newest version, including the addition of the Merb framework and a chapter on GUI development.
Based on the bestselling first edition, Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition is the leading guide for every type of reader who wants to learn Ruby from the ground up.


The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition plus updates for the newest version of Ruby, including the addition of the Sinatra and Ramaze web application frameworks and a chapter on GUI development so developers can take advantage of these new trends.


Beginning Ruby starts by explaining the principles behind object-oriented programming and within a few chapters builds toward creating a full Ruby application. By the end of the book, in addition to in-depth knowledge of Ruby, you'll also have basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as SQL, XML, web frameworks, and networking.




Introduces readers to the Ruby programming language
Takes readers from basic programming skills to web development with topics like Ruby-based frameworks and GUI programming
Covers many ancillary technologies in order to provide a broader picture (e.g., databases, XML, network daemons)

Peter Cooper is an experienced Ruby developer, trainer, and publisher who runs Ruby Inside, the most popular blog in the Ruby and Rails worlds, with 18,000 subscribers. He also curates RubyFlow, a popular Ruby community link blog. Over the past few years he has developed, launched, and sold two startups (Feed Digest and Code Snippets), both powered by Ruby and Rails.

PART 1 - Foundations. 1 Installing Ruby. 2 A Whistle-Stop Tour of Ruby and Object Orientation. 3 Ruby's Building Blocks: Data, Expressions, and Flow Control. 4 How to Create a Basic Ruby Application. 5 The Ruby Ecosystem and Community. PART 2 - The Core of Ruby. 6 Classes, Objects, and Modules. 7 Projects and Libraries. 8 Documentation, Error Handling, Debugging, and Testing. 9 Files and Databases. 10 Deploying and Distributing Ruby Applications and Libraries. 11 Advanced Ruby Features. 12 Tying It Together: Developing a Larger Ruby Application. PART 3 - Beyond The Basics. 13 Web Application Development with Rails, Merb and Other Frameworks. 14 Ruby and the Internet. 15 Networking, Sockets, and Daemons. 16 GUI / Desktop Application Development. 17 Useful Ruby Libraries and Gems. APPENDIX A Ruby Primer and Recap for Developers. APPENDIX B Ruby Reference. APPENDIX C Useful Resources.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.7.2009
Zusatzinfo XXXII, 620 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Betriebssysteme / Server
Informatik Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge Ruby
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Software Entwicklung
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Web / Internet
ISBN-10 1-4302-2363-4 / 1430223634
ISBN-13 978-1-4302-2363-4 / 9781430223634
Zustand Neuware
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