Beginning Ruby

By: Peter Cooper
ISBN: 1590597664
March 2007 | 664 pages

Overview

Beginning Ruby is a thoroughly contemporary guide for every type of reader wanting to learn Ruby, from novice programmers to web developers to Ruby newcomers. It starts by explaining the principles behind object-oriented programming and within a few chapters builds toward creating a genuine Ruby application.

The book then explains key Ruby principles, such as classes and objects; projects, modules, and libraries; and other aspects of Ruby such as database access. In addition, Ruby on Rails is covered in depth, and the books appendixes provide essential reference information as well as a primer for experienced programmers.

About the Author

Peter Cooper is a digital “jack of all trades” based in the north of England. He is creator of numerous Web sites and technologies, a professional blogger who runs Ruby Inside—the most popular blog for Ruby and Rails developers—and an entrepreneur who sold two startups in 2007.