14 Sep 04
Programming Ruby 2 Available For Pre-Order
Dave says the book Programming Ruby 2 (aka the PickAxe book) is now available for pre-order.Why mention a Ruby book? Well, Pragmatic Project Automation includes a Ruby script and some recent posts on this site have included Ruby code. And it turns out that Ruby is an excellent language for automating tasks, among other things. Indeed, I find myself reaching for Ruby more and more when I’m building automation tools. The language is concise and elegant, it gives you easy access to the power of your operating system, and it stays out of your way. So you’ll be seeing more Ruby code posted here.
For those reasons, and my unabashed opinion that the book is outstanding, I highly recommend pre-ordering a copy. In addition to learning a fun new language, learning Ruby has made me a better programmer in general. So even if your project has no intentions of using Ruby, you’ll be honing new skills while discovering ways to improve on old skills.
