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Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide (Facets of Ruby)

Ruby is a fully object-oriented language, much like the classic object-oriented language, Smalltalk. Like Smalltalk, it is dynamically typed (as opposed to Java or C++), but unlike Smalltalk, Ruby features the same conveniences found in modern scripting languages, making Ruby a favorite tool of intelligent, forward-thinking programmers and the basis for the Rails web framework.

This is the reference manual for Ruby, including a description of all the standard library modules, a complete reference to all built-in classes and modules (including all the new and changed methods introduced by Ruby 1.9). It also includes all the new and changed syntax and semantics introduced since Ruby 1.8. Learn about the new parameter passing rules, local variable scoping in blocks, fibers, multinationalization, and the new block declaration syntax, among other exciting new features.

Before his accident, Phil and a friend of ours who's a jeweler were designing our engagement ring.

From what I understand it had 2 rubies and they were picking out the diamond when Phil died.

Our friends got together and finished the ring for Phil and gave it to me a week later for my birthday.

It's something I will wear all my life and treasure into the next one.

It has so much of Phil in it - we both love art deco type designs - the look of the 20s and 30s... and Rubies are his birthstone

Before his accident, Phil and a friend of ours who's a jeweler were designing our engagement ring.

From what I understand it had 2 rubies and they were picking out the diamond when Phil died.

Our friends got together and finished the ring for Phil and gave it to me a week later for my birthday.

It's something I will wear all my life and treasure into the next one.

It has so much of Phil in it - we both love art deco type designs - the look of the 20s and 30s... and Rubies are his birthstone

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.