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 incorpor...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Sebastopol, CA
O'Reilly
2002
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Edition: | 1st ed |
Series: | A Nutshell handbook
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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 |
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Item Description: | Translated from Japanese. - Includes index |
Physical Description: | xi, 204 pages |
ISBN: | 9780596516451 0596516452 9781449378806 |