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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...

Do you know how to write an internal DSL in Ruby?

Introduction A Domain-Specific Language (DSL) is a (usually small) programming or description language designed for a fairly narrow purpose. DSLs are targeted at end users or domain specialists who are not expert programmers. Martin Fowler classifies DSLs into two styles – external and internal. An external DSL is a language that is different from the...

Do you know how to write an internal DSL in Ruby?

Almost all Ruby programming newbies would love to get their hands wet writing a Ruby DSL. This article explains how you can write a simple Ruby DSL. Introduction A Domain-Specific Language (DSL) is a (usually small) programming or description language designed for a fairly narrow purpose. DSLs are targeted at end users or domain specialists...

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...

Performance Testing Rails Applications — How To?

Performance Testing Rails Applications — How To? This guest post is by Gonçalo Silva, who is a full-time Ruby on Rails developer at escolinhas.pt and has participated in the Ruby Summer of Code 2010. He loves and contributes to many open-source projects, being a fan of Linux, Ruby and Android. He likes to call himself...