3/07/2011

Eloquent Ruby - PDF

Eloquent RubyBook Description
It's easy to write correct Ruby code, but to gain the fluency needed to write great Ruby code, you must go beyond syntax and absorb the "Ruby way" of thinking and problem solving. In Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen helps you write 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 this language's elegance and  expressiveness.

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 or C#); why Ruby has so many control structures;  how to use strings, expressions, and symbols; and what dynamic typing is  really good for.

Next,  the book addresses 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.

A part of 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.

Review
"R>Eloquent Ruby is like programming in Ruby itself: fun,  surprisingly deep, and you'll find yourself wishing it was always done  this way. Wherever you are in your Ruby experience from novice to Rails  developer, this book is a must read."–Ethan Roberts – Owner, Monkey Mind LLC

"Eloquent Ruby lives  up to its name. It's a smooth introduction to Ruby that's both well  organized and enjoyable to read, as it covers all the essential topics  in the right order. This is the book I wish I'd learned Ruby from."
–James Kebinger – Senior Software Engineer, PatientsLikeMe – www.monkeyatlarge.com

"Ruby's  syntactic and logical aesthetics represent the pinnacle for elegance  and beauty in the ALGOL family of programming languages. Eloquent Ruby is the perfect book to highlight this masterful language and Russ's blend of wit and wisdom is certain to entertain and inform."
–Michael Fogus – Contributor to the Clojure programming language and author of The Joy of Clojure

Book Details

  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (February, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321584104
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321584106
  • File Size: 4.4 MiB
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