Ruby by Example

Praise

“All told, [Ruby by Example] is yet another great book from No Starch Press. I enjoyed reading it, and I sharpened my Ruby skills along the way.”
—LinuxWorld

“Regardless of your leanings or preferences, if you believe learning Ruby is in your future, pick up a copy of this book. You’ll start acquiring hands-on experience from the very beginning.”
—Linux Magazine

“The real subject matter [of Ruby by Example] is an introduction to Ruby from a functional programming perspective. This is a huge bonus. There are many books about Ruby that emphasize its OO features, but too few with a clear, succinct, powerful approach to functional programming.”
—Giles Bowkett 

“The book is aimed at being immediately accessible to all levels of Ruby programmers, however it has a very interesting slant towards the often overlooked functional programming strengths of Ruby. If you love your scripting languages served with a burst of lambdas and proc objects, or you’re a fan of Haskell and Lisp, this book is for you.”
—LinuxSecurity.com

“If you’re looking for a good book to help build your Ruby muscles, this is a good one to grab.”
—Pat Eyler

“There is something to be said for Baird’s ‘let’s dive in and try it out’ approach. If you want to get quickly started with some hands-on Ruby coding, Ruby By Example is the way to go.”
—bitwise magazine

“This book is an excellent resource for improving one’s understanding of Ruby and using it more effectively.”
—Major Keary, Book News

“If you’ve already got some programming experience under your belt and are searching for a book that’ll get you up to speed with Ruby very quickly, I strongly recommend Ruby by Example (written by Kevin Baird and published by No Starch Press, whose books on coding have impressed me).”
—Global Nerdy