{"product_id":"ruby-cookbook-recipes-for-object-oriented-scripting-9781449373719","title":"Ruby Cookbook: Recipes for Object-Oriented Scripting","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy spend time on coding problems that others have already solved when you could be making real progress on your Ruby project? This updated cookbook provides more than 350 recipes for solving common problems, on topics ranging from basic data structures, classes, and objects, to web development, distributed programming, and multithreading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Revised for Ruby 2.1, each recipe includes a discussion on why and how the solution works. You'll find recipes suitable for all skill levels, from Ruby newbies to experts who need an occasional reference. With Ruby Cookbook, you'll not only save time, but keep your brain percolating with new ideas as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recipes cover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eData structures including strings, numbers, date and time, arrays, hashes, files and directories \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Ruby's code blocks, also known as closures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOOP features such as classes, methods, objects, and modules \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eXML and HTML, databases and persistence, and graphics and other formats \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeb development with Rails and Sinatra \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternet services, web services, and distributed programming \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftware testing, debugging, packaging, and distributing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultitasking, multithreading, and extending Ruby with other languages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucas Carlson,Leonard Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.00w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449373719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas Carlson founded AppFog, a PaaS company that leveraged Cloud Foundry and was acquired by CenturyLink. Lucas has been a professional developer for 20 years and specializes in Ruby on Rails development. Lucas has authored Programming for PaaS and the Ruby Cookbook and has written half a dozen libraries in various programming languages and contributed to many others, including Rails and RedCloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonard Richardson (http: \/\/www.crummy.com\/) is the author of the Ruby Cookbook (O'Reilly) and of several open source libraries, including Beautiful Soup. A California native, he currently lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44923866087539,"sku":"9781449373719","price":80.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_37aae8f5-80c4-4b89-b135-9f3bbbad9d3d.jpg?v=1778002609","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/ruby-cookbook-recipes-for-object-oriented-scripting-9781449373719","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}