Category: Ruby programming

The Well-Grounded Rubyist, 2nd Edition – A solid, well-written, updated guide to the Ruby programming language – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

  The Well-Grounded Rubyist David A. Black (Manning – paperback) Ruby, predominately known as an object-oriented programming language, shows up frequently on lists of the top ten (or whatever) languages to know. And Ruby has long been paired with Rails to create the popular Ruby on Rails web application framework. When the forerunner of this book … Continue reading The Well-Grounded Rubyist, 2nd Edition – A solid, well-written, updated guide to the Ruby programming language – #bookreview

CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

  CoffeeScript in Action Patrick Lee (Manning – paperback)   CoffeeScript compiles to JavaScript, that awkward, quirky mashup which remains–because of its central role in the World Wide Web–one of the world’s most heavily utilized programming languages. When beginners first hear this about CoffeeScript, they often think: Ah, ha! I could learn that and skip … Continue reading CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Jump Start Sinatra – With this book and a little Ruby, you can make Sinatra sing – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Jump Start Sinatra Get Up to Speed with Sinatra in a Weekend Darren Jones (SitePoint – Kindle, Paperback) Many Ruby developers love Rails for its power and capabilities as a model-view-controller (MVC) framework. But some of them don’t like Rails’ size, complexity, and learning curve. Meanwhile, many other Rubyists love Sinatra for its simplicity and … Continue reading Jump Start Sinatra – With this book and a little Ruby, you can make Sinatra sing – #programming #bookreview

Make something new, with MakerBot or Raspberry Pi – #bookreview #programming #diy

by Si Dunn

O’Reilly has released two new books to help you get started with two hot new products: the MakerBot desktop 3D printer and the Raspberry Pi, a tiny, inexpensive computer the size of a credit card. Here are short reviews of the two how-to guides: Getting Started with MakerBot Bre Pettis, Anna Kaziunas France & Jay Shergill … Continue reading Make something new, with MakerBot or Raspberry Pi – #bookreview #programming #diy

Deploying Rails – A good how-to guide covering choices, tools & best practices – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Deploying Rails: Automate, Deploy, Scale, Maintain, and Sleep at Night Anthony Burns and Tom Copeland (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback) Maybe you have been studying Ruby and Rails and now feel ready for the next big step. Perhaps you are already on a job where a Rails application needs to be deployed and running on a server … Continue reading Deploying Rails – A good how-to guide covering choices, tools & best practices – #programming #bookreview

Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby David Bryant Copeland (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback) The word “awesome” now is grossly overused in contemporary culture. And I hate it in book titles. That being said, Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby is an excellent how-to guide, particularly if you have a little bit of UNIX and some basic Ruby programming in … Continue reading Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby – #programming #bookreview