Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional (pdf)

Description

What You’ll 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 how to use them
• Do network programming with Ruby

Who 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.

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.