Learning Ruby

Blurb

Interest in Ruby stems from the popularity of Rails, the web
development framework that's attracting new devotees and refugees from
Java and PHP. But there are plenty of other uses for this versatile
language. The best way to learn is to just try the code! You'll find
examples on nearly every page of this book that you can imitate and
hack. Briefly, this book:Outlines many of the most important features of RubyDemonstrates how to use conditionals, and how to manipulate strings in Ruby. Includes a section on regular expressionsDescribes how to use operators, basic math, functions from the Math module, rational numbers, etc.Talks you through Ruby arrays, and demonstrates hashes in detailExplains how to process files with RubyDiscusses Ruby classes and modules (mixins) in detail, including a brief introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP)Introduces processing XML, the Tk toolkit, RubyGems, reflection,
RDoc, embedded Ruby, metaprogramming, exception handling, and other
topicsAcquaints you with some of the essentials of Rails, and includes a short Rails tutorial.Each chapter concludes with a set of review questions, and appendices
provide you with a glossary of terms related to Ruby programming, plus
reference material from the book in one convenient location.