Cooper, Peter <br/><br/>
Beginning Ruby :  from novice to professional 
Peter Cooper 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Apress :  c2009. 
 - xxxii, 620 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Expert's voice in open source .
 - Expert's voice in open source .
<br/><br/> Includes index.  Includes references to web sites, blogs, forums and newsgroups, mailing lists, real-time chat rooms, tutorials and guides. 
<br/><br/> Learn the principles behind object-oriented programming and within a few chapters create a fully functional Ruby application. You'll also gain a basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as databases, XML, web frameworks, and networking - some of which are needed as part of a fully functioning Ruby application. Based on the bestselling first and second editions, Beginning Ruby, Third Edition is a leading guide to learn Ruby from the ground up. The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the previous editions plus updates for the newest version of Ruby 2.3. This book can also be used as a textbook or companion to a textbook on beginning Ruby programming. The light and agile Ruby programming language remains a very popular open source scripting option for developers building today's web and even some enterprise applications. And, now, Ruby also has applications using the Raspberry Pi, popular among hobbyists and makers. Many former Java developers still use Ruby on Rails today, the most popular framework for building Ruby applications. What You'll Learn What are the fundamentals of Ruby and its object-oriented building blocks How to work with Ruby libraries, gems, and documentation How to work with files and databases How to write and deploy Ruby applications What are the various Ruby web frameworks and how to use them How to do network programming with Ruby and more Who This Book Is For This book is for beginning programmers, programmers new to Ruby, and web developers interested in learning and knowing the foundations of the Ruby programming language. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781430223634 9781430223641 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011377267 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ruby (Computer program language)<br/>Ruby (Programmiersprache)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>005.117 CO BE