Carleton DiLeo

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 applicationsHarness the various Ruby web frameworks and use them effectivelyDo 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.

Learn how to make better decisions and write cleaner Ruby code. This book shows you how to avoid messy code that is hard to test and which cripples productivity. Author Carleton DiLeo shares hard-learned lessons gained from years of experience across numerous codebases both large and small. Each chapter covers the topics you need to know to make better decisions and optimize your productivity. Many books will tell you how to do something; this book will tell you why you should do it. Start writing code you love. What You Will Learn Build better classes to help promote code reuseImprove your decision making and make better, smarter choicesIdentify bad code and fixed itCreate quality names for all of your variables, classes, and modulesWrite better, concise classesImprove the quality of your methodsProperly use modulesClarify your Boolean logicSee when and how you refactorImprove your understanding of TDD and write better testsWho This Book Is ForThis book is written for Ruby developers. There is no need to learn a new language or translate concepts to Ruby.