books by David Black
The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Fourth Edition
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In The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Fourth Edition expert Rubyists David A. Black and Joseph Leo III distill their years of knowledge into an easy-to-read, casual style. Everything you learn is useful and instantly applicable to your day-to-day work as a Ruby developer. You’ll explore the underpinnings of Ruby’s object system, learn how Ruby resolves messages into method calls, and discover why Rubyists think differently about problem solving than programmers in other languages.
The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Second Edition
The Well-Grounded Rubyist, Second Edition is a beautifully written tutorial that begins with your first Ruby program and goes on to explore sophisticated topics like callable objects, reflection, and threading. The book concentrates on the language, preparing you to use Ruby in any way you choose. This second edition includes coverage of new Ruby features such as keyword arguments, lazy enumerators, and Module#prepend, along with updated information on new and changed core classes and methods.
The Well-Grounded Rubyist
The Well-Grounded Rubyist is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling Ruby for Rails. In this new book, expert author David A. Black moves beyond Rails and presents a broader view of Ruby. It covers Ruby 1.9, and keeps the same sharp focus and clear writing that made Ruby for Rails stand out.
It's no wonder one reader commented: "The technical depth is just right to not distract beginners, yet detailed enough for more advanced readers."
Ruby for Rails
Ruby for Rails helps Rails developers achieve Ruby* mastery. Each chapter deepens your Ruby knowledge and shows you how it connects to Rails. You'll gain confidence working with objects and classes and learn how to leverage Ruby's elegant, expressive syntax for Rails application power. And you'll become a better Rails developer through a deep understanding of the design of Rails itself and how to take advantage of it.
*Learn Ruby 1.9 from David A. Black in The Well-Grounded Rubyist.
