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Ruby Wizardry

An Introduction to Programming for Kids

An Introduction to Programming for Kids

By Eric Weinstein

By Eric Weinstein

By Eric Weinstein

By Eric Weinstein

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Paperback $29.95

Dec 14, 2014 | ISBN 9781593275662

Ebook $17.99

Dec 14, 2014 | ISBN 9781593276638

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    About Ruby Wizardry

    The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn’t it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons?

    Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you’ll learn real programming skills, like how to:
    –Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings
    –Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu
    –Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber
    –Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts
    –Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower!
    –Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists
    –Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby

    Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time.

    For ages 10+ (and their parents!)

    About Ruby Wizardry

    The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn’t it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons?

    Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you’ll learn real programming skills, like how to:
    –Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings
    –Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu
    –Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber
    –Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts
    –Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower!
    –Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists
    –Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby

    Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time.

    For ages 10+ (and their parents!)

    Product Details

    Category: Science & Technology

    Paperback | $29.95
    Published by No Starch Press
    Dec 14, 2014 | 352 Pages | 7 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9781593275662

    Category: Science & Technology

    Ebook | $17.99
    Published by No Starch Press
    Dec 14, 2014 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9781593276638

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    Praise

    “Speaking of Ruby, for real, if there’s a kid in your life, get them a copy of Ruby Wizardry. It’s so great.”
    —Steve Klabnik, author of Rust for Rubyists, web celebrity

    “By the best & most wonderful Eric Weinstein: Ruby Wizardry, a new programming book for kids.”
    —Linda Liukas, author of Hello Ruby, Co-founder of Rails Girls

    “Really psyched about Ruby Wizardry. Looks like the book I’ve been waiting for (and wanted to write) for years.”
    —Jeremy McAnally, author of Mr. Neighborly’s Humble Little Ruby Book

    “One of a new breed of titles that seeks to help children and young adults to not only get introduced to programming but actually get good at it…highly recommended.”
    —Becky Walton, MLIS, Ingram Collection Development

    “I can see this book mentioned years to come as this generation reminisces about how they learned to program.”
    —Ruby Learning

    “An extremely valuable tool…entertaining and informative.”
    —Digital Mayhem Radio

    “The fun book is designed to make coding concepts and procedures easy to grasp for children.”
    —Gamenguide

    Table Of Contents

    Foreword by Steve Klabnik
    Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1: What This Book’s About
    Chapter 2: The King and His String
    Chapter 3: Pipe Dreams
    Chapter 4: Staying in the Loop
    Chapter 5: Array of Sunshine and Hash on the Range
    Chapter 6: The (Chunky) Bacon to Ruby’s Hash
    Chapter 7: The Magic of Methods and Blocks
    Chapter 8: Everything Is an Object (Almost)
    Chapter 9: Inheriting the Magic of Ruby
    Chapter 10: A Horse of a Different Color
    Chapter 11: Second Time’s the Charm
    Chapter 12: Reading, Writing, and Ruby Magic
    Chapter 13: Follow the WEBrick Road
    Chapter 14: Where to Go Next
    Appendix A: Installing Ruby on Mac and Linux
    Appendix B: Troubleshooting
    Index

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