Ruby in 2012
Ruby is more popular than ever, but it’s also not as trendy as it used to be. rubylearning.com students1 asked a few questions to Matt Aimonetti about his vision of Ruby in 2012 and for the future. Matt Aimonetti is a well-known Rubyist, technical writer, speaker and active open-source contributor. He currently works as a...
The 5 Most Popular Articles of 2011 on RubyLearning
(Based on Twitter Re-tweets) The year 2011 saw RubyLearning’s awesome guest authors write and share their knowledge with others. If you missed any of these useful articles then here’s the roundup of the 5 most popular articles of 2011 on RubyLearning. Enjoy! Throw, Catch, Raise, Rescue… I’m so confused! Avdi Grimm explains the usage of...
Let’s Talk About Conditional Expressions
This guest post is by Evan Light a test-obsessed developer, the author of several rarely used gems, and the curator of Ruby DCamp. When he’s not a talking head at conferences, he’s usually working at home as a freelance developer remotely mentoring a developer, working for one or more startups, playing with open source, keeping...
Do you ponder what to name things in your code?
This guest post is by Evan Light a test-obsessed developer, the author of several rarely used gems, and the curator of Ruby DCamp. When he’s not a talking head at conferences, he’s usually working at home as a freelance developer remotely mentoring a developer, working for one or more startups, playing with open source, keeping...
My Ruby Book now available in .mobi and .epub formats
My Ruby Book now available in .mobi and .epub formats My Ruby book has been available since 2006 in .pdf format. It’s now available, completely updated for Ruby 1.9, in .mobi and .epub formats. The Ruby eBook covers Ruby 1.9 and has all the Core Ruby programming topics on the RubyLearning.com site. This Ruby eBook,...
My Ruby Book now available in .mobi and .epub formats
My Ruby Book now available in .mobi and .epub formats My Ruby book has been available since 2006 in .pdf format. It’s now available, completely updated for Ruby 1.9, in .mobi and .epub formats. The Ruby eBook covers Ruby 1.9 and has all the Core Ruby programming topics on the RubyLearning.com site. This Ruby eBook,...
Do you know Ruby Doctest?
Do you know Ruby Doctest? This guest post is by Victor Goff, who enjoys mentoring Ruby at RubyLearning.org since 2008. You can reach him on IRC Chat #rubylearning on freenode.net. He also blogs occasionally at http://vgoff.posterous.com. Rubydoctest is a gem that we will be installing. The purpose of the gem is simply to provide a...
How do I use Sinatra to access the Google+ API?
How do I use Sinatra to access the Google+ API? RubyLearning is conducting many free, online courses on Google+. Some participants wanted an answer to their question “How do I use Sinatra to access the Google+ API?” This blog post explains the same. Read on. Pre-requisite Install Sinatra, Git, Heroku, Bundler Refer RubyLearning’s article on...
How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby?
How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby? RubyLearning is conducting a free, online JRuby 101 course – the first of its kind, on Google+ Some participants wanted an answer to their question “How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby?” This blog post explains the same. Read on. Pre-requisite I have a...
How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby?
How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby? RubyLearning is conducting a free, online JRuby 101 course – the first of its kind, on Google+ Some participants wanted an answer to their question “How do I run a Sinatra app using JRuby?” This blog post explains the same. Read on. Pre-requisite I have a...
