Want to develop apps for the iPhone and iPad, but prefer to use a friendly language like Ruby? This in-depth guide shows you how MacRuby puts the power of Apple's development tools right at your fingertips. If you're a programmer familiar with Ruby, you can tap your skills to take advantage of Interface Builder, the Cocoa libraries, Objective-C runtime, and more with MacRuby, Apple's implementation of Ruby. Packed with code samples, MacRuby: The Definitive Guide is ideal for programmers of all experience levels. You'll get clear, detailed explanations of the language, including: * Datatypes and objects * Expressions and operators * Statements and control structures * Methods, procs, lambdas and closures * Classes and modules * Reflection and metaprogramming

About the Author
Matt Aimonetti is a Rails veteran, serious Ruby addict, and a MacRuby, Merb, and Rails Team member. Matt runs m|a agile, a consulting shop offering training, audit and development focused on Ruby. He's one of the lead contributors for MacRuby, and consults for companies as diverse as Marvel Comics and "big pharma." Matt blogs at http://merbist.com and is very active in the SDRuby community.


Book Information
ISBN 9781449380373
Author Matt Aimonetti
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint O'Reilly Media
Publisher O'Reilly Media