Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:  
Summary: Book Review
Comment: I ordered this book, which was listed in like new condition. I received this book very quickly. I am very happy with the condition and the speed of delivery on this book. I would buy another book from this user.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Reference/Tutorial Combination - Not For a Beginning Programmer
Comment: The first part contains a great introduction to the language. The author walks through a great tutorial for building a jukebox application making the concepts of the language very clear.
Now as a reference, the second part, I find myself referring to the book several times a day during development. The reference section also has fairly decent examples and explanations that are clear and not so technically puffed up so that a normal human like me can understand.
Of course it's not meant for someone trying to learn to program, but after learning a few of the basics of programming, one can appreciate the elegance of Ruby.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Must-Have For Ruby
Comment: There are books which are good and that you occasionally turn to for information. And then there are books that are always sitting on your desk, at the ready with dog-eared pages and multiple bookmarks sticking out.
This book falls into the latter category.
Customer Rating:
Summary: So far, So good!
Comment: For someone coming from a limited background in web development, but with a keen interest in Ruby (and Rails, the framework built for Ruby), this book has been fantastic.
The best thing I can say is that Ruby 'feels' somewhat intuitive. A vague statement, for sure, but until you take what is taught in the book, and venture out with your own ideas you will not know what I mean, nor will you grasp the language. This book does a great job of breaking the language down and encouraging the reader to experiment.
By and large, I am a fan of the Pragmatic Programmer books. They have never let me down.
This book is very big, weighing in at 830 pages. I'm not even half way through yet. There is certainly more information than I expected. If you are a complete beginner, like I was, I would suggest starting with Pine's "Learn to Program (Pragmatic Programmers)" from Pragmatic. It is a short, non-threatening book, teaching the basics of Ruby programming. Then move on to Programming Ruby (or, 'Pickaxe' as it is lovingly referred to).
Either way, this book should be on your short list.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well written, easy to follow, accurate. Great book!
Comment: I attended a Rails class with Dave Thomas and used this book as a bit of a "study-up" leading up to it. The book provides easy-to-understand explanations of Ruby methods and excellent examples. Thomas and company perfectly understand the audience of the book and can get anyone programming effective and elegant Ruby in a short period of time. This book remains an excellent reference I keep on my desk and use regularly, as well. It will become a key part of your programming library!
|
|
|
