Ruby is a free and powerful programming language that can be used to develop programs to meet nearly any programming challenge, including scripting, application programming and Web development. This new text teaches Ruby programming through a lively hands-on approach and a focus on game development. Students begin by learning the fundamentals of computer programming and will move on to mastering the concepts and principles involved in Ruby programming. Topics covered include formulating regular expressions, basic debugging techniques, and performing file and folder administration. For those students interested in learning how to do Web development with Ruby using Ruby on Rails, this book also provides the necessary prerequisite foundation and introduction.

About the Author
Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and IT professional with more than 25 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 39 books and the coauthor of two additional books. Jerry has a master's degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and has more than five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.

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PART I: INTRODUCING RUBY. 1. Ruby Basics. 2. Interacting with Ruby. PART II: MASTERING KEY RUBY PROGRAMMING CONSTRUCTS. 3. Working with Objects, Strings, and Numbers. 4. Implementing Conditional Logic. 5. Working with Loops. 6. Working with Collections of Data. PART III: ADVANCED TOPICS. 7. Working with Regular Expressions. 8. Object-Oriented Programming. 9. Systems, File, and Network Administration. 10. Debugging. 11. Ruby on Rails Web Development.



Book Information
ISBN 9781111222376
Author Jerry Ford, Jr.
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Course Technology Inc
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Weight(grams) 861g
Dimensions(mm) 30mm * 185mm * 228mm