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Package Your Programs as Gems Chapter Unlimited one-month access with your purchase. During my 3 years of wseley career I had never implemented something using a ruby block, but while reading this book I did implement a custom iterator using ruby blocks.
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I felt like the first two sections provided an incredible foundation to the syntax of the language. Admittedly it was wrapping things up and “pulling it all together”, but aside from the chapter on profesaional the other topics were covered at a higher level than I would have liked.
But even without that it’s a book you can st I slowly read through the book and this was my second attempt at reading it. It is neither a reference, nor a tutorial.
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I think it’s a great book for someone who has done some ruby before, but who doesn’t feel comfortable with the language yet. Choose the Right Control Structure Chapter 3. For a long time I am trying to read a Ruby book. In Eloquent Ruby, Russ Rubj helps you write Ruby like true Rubyists do-so you can leverage its immense, surprising power. It covers almost everything about the language in a very concise way.
You’ll learn how to write code that actually looks like Ruby not Java or C ; why Ruby has so many control structures; how to use strings, expressions, and symbols; and what dynamic typing is really good for. Addisonn 25, Diego rated it liked it.
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It is subtle, beautiful, and -yes- eloquent. My initial impression is that it should be fun to read: For me, this is the golden standard of how books about programming should be written. Use Modules as Mixins Chapter Check out video courses.
Nov 14, blake rated it it was amazing Shelves: It explains all the important features in Ruby that you’ve missed in your beloved language! Apr 22, Stefan Teixeira rated it it was amazing.
Just finished this – the first programming book I’ve ever read from start to finish. In Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen helps you understand Ruby like true Rubyists do—so you can leverage its immense, surprising power. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Sadly the book is a little out of date and talks mostly about 1. The Basics Chapter 1.
Sep 19, Balaji rated it liked it. Paperbackpages. It would be wonderful to see a revised version come out. Jul 23, Chris rated it really liked it. Jul 30, Marat Chardymov rated it it was amazing.
While I suspect that even experienced ruby programmers would take much pleasure in reading it, I think that those who can benefit the most from it are neither the beginners nor the experts, but rather those who can get stuff done competently in ruby, but might need a nudge or some inspiration to polish their skills and improve their eloquence. The best Ruby book IMHO, excellent for beginners and a reference for experienced as well, should be on every ruby developer shelf, loved the author style, would love to read more books written by him.
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A nice book to get the feeling of programming disciplines. Classes, Modules, and Blocks Chapter It is great both for beginners and for people who already have experience with Ruby. More info at Amazon. Can’t recommend it enough. Jun 17, Andy rated it liked it. Description Copyright Dimensions: Just my two cents though. This book should be called “Ruby: A lot of tech books are content to rehash basic do This is a very good book on what is weeley rather difficult topic.
Moreover, this book has given me more confidence for reading out the source code of various gems and libraries. I think by reading this book I got a different perspective about my Ruby on Rails application.
Though, in fairness each chapter could be a standalone book. A method that implements the business logic around, say, currency conversions, should not suddenly veer off into the details of how the various accounts ar
