Programming Ruby 1.9 by Dave Thomas

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Ruby 1.9 is the latest version of Ruby. It has many compelling features, including multinationalization support, new block scoping, and better performance. At the same time, the current Ruby 1.8 is still being maintained and is widely used.

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Programming Ruby 1.9 by Dave Thomas

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, and the new block declaration syntax, among other exciting new features.

Dave Thomas is a programmer who enjoys spreading the word about amazing things. He co-wrote The Pragmatic Programmer and was a co-author of the Agile Software Development Manifesto. His book Programming Ruby popularized the Ruby programming language, while his book Agile Web Development with Rails sparked the Rails revolution.

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ISBN 13 9781934356081
ISBN 10 1934356085
Title Programming Ruby 1.9
Author Dave Thomas
Series Facets Of Ruby Ser
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Pragmatic Programmers
Year published 2009-06-02
Number of pages 1000
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