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From: Camille Herrera <nostarchpr@...>
Date: 22-May-2007 19:14
Subject: No Starch Releases "Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code"
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No Starch Releases Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code

May 22, 2007, San Francisco--There may be no better way to learn how to
program than by dissecting real code. Ruby by Example (June 2007,
http://www.nostarch.com/ruby.htm), the latest from geek publisher No
Starch Press, does just that. Author Kevin Baird analyzes a series of Ruby
scripts, discusses how they work, explains the concepts each illustrates,
and shows how to modify the code to suit readers' needs.

Baird's examples demonstrate key features of the Ruby language (such as
inheritance, encapsulation, higher-order functions, and recursion), while
simultaneously solving difficult problems (such as validating XML,
creating a bilingual program, and creating command-line interfaces). Each
chapter builds upon the previous one, and key concepts are highlighted in
the book's margins to make it easier to navigate the book as it unfolds
and reference it later.

Readers learn how to:

-Extend Ruby using RubyGems, the Ruby package manager
-Create numerical utilities, and utilities that process and analyze
HTML/XML
-Use the interactive Ruby shell (irb) to learn key features of the
language
-Implement purely functional and metaprogramming techniques to save time
-Optimize, profile, and test their code to make sure that it not only does
its job, but does it well
-Create web applications using Rails

Ruby is the fastest growing programming language today, and for good
reason: Its elegant syntax and readable code make for prolific and happy
programmers. But it can be difficult to understand and implement without a
little help. Ruby by Example shows its readers how to take advantage of
Ruby as they explore Ruby's fundamental concepts in action.

Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code
June 2007, 326 pp., ISBN 978-1593271480, US$29.95
Available at fine bookstores everywhere, from www.oreilly.com/nostarch, or
directly from No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com, orders@...,
800.420.7240).

ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS: Founded in 1994, No Starch Press is one of the few
remaining independent computer book publishers of unique books on
technology, with a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, programming,
and alternative operating systems. No Starch Press titles have
personality, their authors are passionate, and their books tackle topics
that people care about. No Starch Press titles have been included in the
prestigious Communication Arts Design Annual and STEP inside 100
competition, and have won the Ippy Award from Independent Publisher
magazine. See www.nostarch.com for more information and a complete
catalog. (And most No Starch Press books use RepKover, a lay-flat binding
that won't snap shut.)

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