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Beginning Ruby 3

From Beginner to Pro

Apress
  • A friendly, in-depth expert-driven guide on learning and using Ruby 3

  • Covers techniques for improving your Ruby application's performance

  • Written by Ruby/web development experts Carleton DiLeo and Peter Cooper

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
  2. Foundations and Scaffolding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Let’s Get It Started: Installing Ruby

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 3-11
    3. Developing Your First Ruby Application

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 95-122
    4. The Ruby Ecosystem

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 123-137
  3. The Core of Ruby

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
    2. Classes, Objects, and Modules

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 141-196
    3. Projects and Libraries

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 197-213
    4. Documentation, Error Handling, Debugging, and Testing

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 215-246
    5. Files and Databases

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 247-295
    6. Distributing Ruby Code and Libraries

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 297-320
    7. Advanced Ruby Features

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 321-342
    8. Tying It Together: Developing a Larger Ruby Application

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 343-389
  4. Ruby Online

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 391-391
    2. Two Web Application Approaches: Rails and Sinatra

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 393-441
    3. Ruby and the Internet

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 443-469
    4. Networking and Sockets

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 471-491
    5. Useful Ruby Libraries

      • Carleton DiLeo, Peter Cooper
      Pages 493-535

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Boulder, USA

    Carleton DiLeo

  • Louth, UK

    Peter Cooper

About the authors

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.


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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access