Helps programmers learn how to design beautiful APIs and domain-specific languages, write code that's readable and expressive, work with functional programming ideas and techniques that can simplify code and make them more productive, and more. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 462. . 2009. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Ruby Best Practices
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0596523009
ISBN 13: 9780596523008
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New

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How do you write truly elegant code with Ruby? Ruby Best Practices is for programmers who want to use Ruby as experienced Rubyists do. Written by the developer of the Ruby project Prawn, this concise book explains how to design beautiful APIs and domain-specific languages with Ruby, as well as how to work with functional programming ideas and techniques that can simplify your code and make you more productive. You'll learn how to write code that's readable, expressive, and much more.

Ruby Best Practices will help you:

Understand the secret powers unlocked by Ruby's code blocks
Learn how to bend Ruby code without breaking it, such as mixing in modules on the fly
Discover the ins and outs of testing and debugging, and how to design for testability
Learn to write faster code by keeping things simple
Develop strategies for text processing and file management, including regular expressions
Understand how and why things can go wrong
Reduce cultural barriers by leveraging Ruby's multilingual capabilities

This book also offers you comprehensive chapters on driving code through tests, designing APIs, and project maintenance. Learn how to make the most of this rich, beautiful language with Ruby Best Practices.

About the Author

Gregory T. Brown is a New Haven, CT based Rubyist who spends most of his time on free software projects in Ruby. His main projects are Prawn and Ruport, and he is also the author of the upcoming book Ruby Best Practices. He also is in possession of a small bamboo plant that seems to be invincible, and he is quite proud of this accomplishment.

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