Beginning Ruby 3: From Beginner to Pro

Carleton DiLeo,Peter Cooper

Beginning Ruby 3: From Beginner to Pro
Format
Paperback
Publisher
APress
Country
United States
Published
9 December 2020
Pages
585
ISBN
9781484263235

Beginning Ruby 3: From Beginner to Pro

Carleton DiLeo,Peter Cooper

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Learn the principles behind object-oriented programming in Ruby and within a few chapters create a fully functional Ruby 3-based application. You’ll gain a basic understanding of many ancillary technologies such as databases, XML, web frameworks, and networking - some of which will be needed for your first Ruby application. Based on the bestselling first and second editions, Beginning Ruby 3, 4th 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, including performance through an improved allocator, decreased heap fragmentation and more. Also, added: details on the just-in-time compiler, fewer limits on GIL (Global Interpreter Lock), and a static type checker.

You’ll see why the light and agile Ruby programming language remains a popular open source scripting option for developers building today’s web applications. This book can also be used as a textbook or companion to a textbook on beginning Ruby programming. After reading and using this book, you’ll have a firm handle to program in the Ruby language.

What You Will Learn

Discover the fundamentals of

Ruby and its object-oriented building blocks

Use the Ruby libraries,

gems, and documentation

Work with files and

databases

Write and deploy Ruby

applications Harness the various Ruby web

frameworks and use them effectively Do network programming with

Ruby

Who This Book Is For

Beginning programmers, programmers new to Ruby, and web developers interested in learning the foundations of the Ruby programming language.

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