Tag: Ruby

Jump Start Sinatra – With this book and a little Ruby, you can make Sinatra sing – #programming #bookreview

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Jump Start Sinatra Get Up to Speed with Sinatra in a Weekend Darren Jones (SitePoint – Kindle, Paperback) Many Ruby developers love Rails for its power and capabilities as a model-view-controller (MVC) framework. But some of them don’t like Rails’ size, complexity, and learning curve. Meanwhile, many other Rubyists love Sinatra for its simplicity and … Continue reading Jump Start Sinatra – With this book and a little Ruby, you can make Sinatra sing – #programming #bookreview

Make something new, with MakerBot or Raspberry Pi – #bookreview #programming #diy

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O’Reilly has released two new books to help you get started with two hot new products: the MakerBot desktop 3D printer and the Raspberry Pi, a tiny, inexpensive computer the size of a credit card. Here are short reviews of the two how-to guides: Getting Started with MakerBot Bre Pettis, Anna Kaziunas France & Jay Shergill … Continue reading Make something new, with MakerBot or Raspberry Pi – #bookreview #programming #diy

Exploring Everyday Things with R and Ruby – An entertaining & challenging guide to learning 2 languages – #programming #bookreview

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Exploring Everyday Things with R and Ruby Sau Sheong Chang (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Sau Sheong Chang has embarked joyfully on Mission Next-to-Impossible. With his new book, he wants to inspire everyone to recapture at least some of their childhood passion for exploring and discovering. “For many professional programmers,” he writes, “coding is a job. It’s drudgery, low-level work that … Continue reading Exploring Everyday Things with R and Ruby – An entertaining & challenging guide to learning 2 languages – #programming #bookreview

Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition – Solutions to 70 Problems & More – #bookreview #in #rails #programming

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Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition Chad Fowler Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback, list price $35.00) Chad Fowler’s Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition is aimed at developers who need to solve tough problems while using Rails. But Rails beginners also can learn plenty from the 70 “recipes” in this excellent guide. The 280-page book is divided into seven … Continue reading Rails Recipes: Rails 3 Edition – Solutions to 70 Problems & More – #bookreview #in #rails #programming

Ride Some Rails with The Rails View – #bookreview #in #rails #programming

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The Rails View: Create a Beautiful and Maintainable User Experience John Athayde and Bruce Williams (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback, list price $35.00) Rails was created in 2004 “and the web discovered the MVC (model-view-controller) pattern in earnest, which brought a whole new level of productivity and fun to a world of developers and designers,” the authors of … Continue reading Ride Some Rails with The Rails View – #bookreview #in #rails #programming