{"product_id":"9781617291692","title":"The Well-Grounded Rubyist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Well-Grounded Rubyist, Second Edition \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses both newcomers to Ruby as well as Ruby programmers who want to deepen their understanding of the language. This beautifully written and totally revised second edition includes coverage of features that are new in Ruby 2.1, as well as expanded and updated coverage of aspects of the language that have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a good time for Ruby! It's powerful like Java or C++, and has dynamic features that let your code react gracefully to changes at runtime. And it's elegant, so creating applications, development tools, and administrative scripts is easier and more straightforward. With the long-awaited Ruby 2, an active development community, and countless libraries and productivity tools, Ruby has come into its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Well-Grounded Rubyist, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written tutorial that begins with your first Ruby program and goes on to explore sophisticated topics like callable objects, reflection, and threading. The book concentrates on the language, preparing you to use Ruby in any way you choose. This second edition includes coverage of new Ruby features such as keyword arguments, lazy enumerators, and Module#prepend, along with updated information on new and changed core classes and methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear explanations of Ruby concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumerous simple examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated for Ruby 2.1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepares you to use Ruby anywhere for any purpose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Black\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally known Ruby developer, author, trainer, speaker, event organizer, and founder of Ruby Central, as well as a Lead Consultant at Cyrus Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1 RUBY FOUNDATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eBootstrapping your Ruby literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObjects, methods, and local variables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganizing objects with classes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModules and program organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe default object (self), scope, and visibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl-flow techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2 BUILT-IN CLASSES AND MODULES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in essentials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrings, symbols, and other scalar objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection and container objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollections central: Enumerable and Enumerator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular expressions and regexp-based string operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFile and I\/O operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 3 RUBY DYNAMICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eObject individuation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCallable and runnable objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCallbacks, hooks, and runtime introspection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051377508592,"sku":"9781617291692","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617291692_p0.jpg?v=1763852311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617291692","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}