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Author Olsen, Russ (Software developer)

Title Eloquent Ruby / Russ Olsen. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Imprint Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Addison-Wesley, ©2011.
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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 413 pages) : illustrations
Series Addison-Wesley professional Ruby series
Addison-Wesley professional Ruby series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-395) and index.
Summary It's easy to write "correct" Ruby code. But it's far harder to gain the fluency needed to write great Ruby code. To do that, you need to go beyond syntax and absorb the "Ruby way" of thinking and problem solving. In Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen helps you understand Ruby like true Rubyists do--so you can leverage its immense, surprising power. Olsen draws on years of experience internalizing the Ruby culture and teaching Ruby to other programmers. He guides you to the "Ah Ha!" moments when it suddenly becomes clear why Ruby works the way it does and how you can take advantage of its unique approach. Eloquent Ruby starts small, answering tactical questions focused on a single statement, method, test, or bug. You'll learn how to write code that actually looks like Ruby (not Java); why Ruby has so many control structures; how to use strings, expressions, and symbols; and what dynamic typing is really good for. Next, Olsen turns to bigger questions related to building methods and classes. You'll discover why Ruby classes contain so many tiny methods, when to use operator overloading, and when to avoid it. Olsen explains how to write Ruby code that writes its own code--and why you'll want to. He concludes with powerful project-level features and techniques ranging from gems to Domain Specific Languages. The newest book in the renowned Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series, Eloquent Ruby will help you "put on your Ruby-colored glasses" and get results that make you a true believer.
Contents Pt.1. The Basics -- Pt.2. Classes, Modules, and Blocks -- Pt.3. Metaprogramming -- Pt.4. Pulling it all Together.
Language English.
Subject Ruby (Computer program language)
Object-oriented programming languages.
Ruby (Langage de programmation)
Langages orientés objet (Informatique)
Object-oriented programming languages
Ruby (Computer program language)
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Computer Science.
Other Form: Print version: Olsen, Russ (Software developer). Eloquent Ruby. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, ©2011 9780321584106 (DLC) 2010048388 (OCoLC)676726142
ISBN 0321700309 (electronic bk.)
9780321700308 (electronic bk.)
0321584104 (paper)
9780321584106 (paper)
1282984292
9781282984295
9786612984297
6612984295
0321700325
9780321700322
Standard No. 9786612984297
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