Ruby in a nutshell : a desktop quick reference
Ruby is an absolutely pure object-oriented scripting language written in C and designed with Perl and Python capabilities in mind. While its roots are in Japan, Ruby is slowly but surely gaining ground in the US. The goal of Yukihiro Matsumoto, creator of Ruby and author of this book, is to incorporate the strengths of languages like Perl, Python, Lisp and Smalltalk. Ruby is a genuine attempt to combine the best of everything in the scripting world. Since 1993, Ruby mailing lists have been established, Web pages have formed, and a community has grown around it. The language
1 online resource (xi, 204 pages)
9780596516451, 9781449378806, 0596516452, 1449378803
54115794
Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Ruby's Elegance Ruby in Action Chapter 2. Language Basics Command-Line Options Environment Variables Lexical Conventions Literals Variables Operators Methods Control Structures Object-Oriented Programming Security Chapter 3. Built-in Library Reference Predefined Variables Predefined Global Constants Built-in Functions Built-in Library Chapter 4. Standard Library Reference Standard Library Chapter 5. Ruby Tools Standard Tools Additional Tools Ruby Application Archive Chapter 6. Ruby Updates Summary of Changes The Future of Ruby Participate in Ruby Index
Translated from Japanese
Includes index