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Why spend time on coding problems that others have already solved when you could be making real progress on your Ruby project? This updated cookbook provides more than 350 recipes for solving common problems, on topics ranging from basic data structures, classes, and objects, to web development, distributed programming, and multithreading. Revised for Ruby 2.1, each recipe includes a discussion on why and how the solution works. You'll find recipes suitable for all skill levels, from Ruby show more newbies to experts who need an occasional reference. With Ruby Cookbook, you'll not only save time, but show lessTags
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Is the Cookbook series great or what? The Ruby Cookbook is a collection of code snippets that illustrate the many uses of the Ruby language along with brief essays detailing how exactly they work. The recipes cover everything from basic string manipulation to sophisticated metaprogramming. While the Pickaxe book may be somewhat redundant given the online documentation, this book compiles material you can't find anywhere else and is excellent for novices and Ruby experts alike.
The Python Cookbook is also very good.
The Python Cookbook is also very good.
Great stuff - tons of recipes that the practicing ruby programmer will find useful.
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This book is "designed for developers who are familiar with other programming languages but have to work with Ruby code. ... A tasty publication stuffed with code snippets and facts for quick learning. 9/10"
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Author Information
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Lucas Carlson founded AppFog, a PaaS company recently acquired by CenturyLink. A professional developer for 10 years, Lucas specializes in Ruby on Rails development. He co-authored Ruby Cookbook (O'Reilly) and has written half a dozen libraries in various programming languages.
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Leonard Richardson is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Ruby Cookbook
Classifications
- Genres
- Technology, Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 005.133 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality Software development Computer programming Specific programming languages
- LCC
- QA76.64 .C368 — Science Mathematics Mathematics Instruments and machines Calculating machines Electronic computers. Computer science
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- 306
- Popularity
- 104,211
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.90)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- UPCs
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