Beginning Ruby 3

From Beginner to Pro

Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

585 Seiten

2020 | 4th ed.
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-6323-5 (ISBN)

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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.

Carleton DiLeo is a founder, author, and developer who brings nearly two decades of experience working with technology. His expertise includes building high-traffic websites, big data systems, and video games. This wide base of knowledge provides Carleton with a unique perspective when working with Ruby. Peter Cooper is an experienced Ruby developer, trainer, and publisher who runs Ruby Inside, the most popular blog in the Ruby and Rails worlds, with 18,000 subscribers. He also curates RubyFlow, a popular Ruby community link blog. Over the past few years he has developed, launched, and sold two startups (Feed Digest and Code Snippets), both powered by Ruby and Rails.

Part 1 - Foundations and Scaffolding.- 1. Let’s Get It Started: Installing Ruby.- 2. Programming = Joy: A Whistle-Stop Tour of Ruby and Object Orientation.- 3. Ruby’s Building Blocks: Data, Expressions, and Flow Control.- 4. Developing Your First Ruby Application.- 5. The Ruby Ecosystem.- Part 2 - The Core of Ruby.- 6. Classes, Objects, and Modules.- 7. Projects and Libraries.- 8. Documentation, Error Handling, Debugging, and Testing.- 9. Files and Databases.- 10. Deploying Ruby Applications and Libraries.- 11. Advanced Ruby Features.- 12. Tying It Together: Developing a Larger Ruby Application.- Part 3 - Ruby Online.- 13. Web Application Frameworks: Rails, Sinatra, and Ramaze.- 14. Ruby and the Internet.- 15. Networking, Sockets, and Daemons.- 16. Useful Ruby Libraries.- Appendix A. Ruby Primer and Review for Developers.- Appendix B. Useful Resources.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.01.2021
Zusatzinfo	21 Illustrations, black and white; XXX, 585 p. 21 illus.
Verlagsort	Berkley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge ► Ruby
	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Compilerbau
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
Schlagworte	Beginning • Book • Code • eBook • language • learn • Memory Management • peter cooper • programming • Ruby • Ruby 3 • Software • source • vfork(2) • Web Development • web frameworks
ISBN-10	1-4842-6323-5 / 1484263235
ISBN-13	978-1-4842-6323-5 / 9781484263235
Zustand	Neuware