August 2008
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
2h 22m
English
Overview
Ruby Phrasebook
Jason Clinton
Essential Code and Commands
Ruby Phrasebook gives you the code you need to quickly and effectively work with Ruby, one of the fastest-growing languages in the world thanks to popular new Ruby technologies like Ruby on Rails.
Concise and Accessible
Easy to carry and easy to use—lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable pocket guide
Flexible and Functional
Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets—so you can readily code functional Ruby in just about any situation
Jason Clinton uses Ruby daily in system administration and development for Advanced Clustering Technologies, a Linux Beowulf cluster integrator. He has been working in the computer industry for more than a decade and is actively involved in the Kansas City Ruby Users Group (KCRUG), serving as administrator of the group’s web site and mailing list.
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Programming / Ruby
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