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Peter Cooper is a highly experienced Ruby developer and trainer living in
the United Kingdom.
He manages BigBold, a Ruby training and development
company, and has produced many commercial websites using Ruby on Rails, a
Ruby-based web framework. In addition, he created Code Snippets, one of the
world's largest public code repositories, and Congress, an online chat
client utilizing AJAX and Ruby on Rails. Feed Digest, a feed distribution
service he also created, was recently profiled by Business 2.0 magazine.
the United Kingdom.
He manages BigBold, a Ruby training and development
company, and has produced many commercial websites using Ruby on Rails, a
Ruby-based web framework. In addition, he created Code Snippets, one of the
world's largest public code repositories, and Congress, an online chat
client utilizing AJAX and Ruby on Rails. Feed Digest, a feed distribution
service he also created, was recently profiled by Business 2.0 magazine.
In addition to development work, Peter has written professionally about
various development techniques and tools, producing over 100 articles. He
was co-editor of WebDeveloper.com and worked on iBoost.com and
Webpedia.com.
He lives in Lincolnshire, England, with his girlfriend. In his spare time
he enjoys hiking, camping and
mountains.
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By M. Reardon
Format:Paperback
This is the book I wish I had bought before I bought the pick-axe book.
It is a perfect introduction to Ruby for people without a programming background.
It takes nothing for granted and takes the reader through a gentle introduction
of the language and ( just as importantly ) the Ruby philosophy ( the why of Ruby ).
While being gentle to the new student, I find there is still a depth to the book.
As a beginner, I suspect it will take several more readings and lots of coding
before I begin to grasp the power of objects and classes.
But now I don't feel I am not so much in over my head.
I enjoyed Peter Coopers writing style and would recommend this book and the website
to any programming novice.
It is a perfect introduction to Ruby for people without a programming background.
It takes nothing for granted and takes the reader through a gentle introduction
of the language and ( just as importantly ) the Ruby philosophy ( the why of Ruby ).
While being gentle to the new student, I find there is still a depth to the book.
As a beginner, I suspect it will take several more readings and lots of coding
before I begin to grasp the power of objects and classes.
But now I don't feel I am not so much in over my head.
I enjoyed Peter Coopers writing style and would recommend this book and the website
to any programming novice.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent introduction to Ruby, well written, easy to get into as well as engaging. The book has just the right pace and tone. Good stuff, I look forward to reading more by Peter Cooper.
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By Philip Poots
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This is a title that brings to the world of introductory programming books what Ruby brings to Object Oriented Programming (OOP): A huge breath of fresh air. It is simple, clear, well-explained, well thought out and should be the first book you read when learning Ruby. Especially recommended to the novice programmer, or those wishing to acquire a good grasp of OOP. A perfect blend of tutorial and explanation gently introduces both concepts and code at a pace that is easily manageable and dare I say, fun.
Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) won awards for being an influential programming text, but this was probably as much linked with the ability and success of Rails as a development framework than as a text in its own right. The Pickaxe (Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide, Second Edition: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide) is good as a reference but not for getting your feet wet. For those who want a solid introduction to Ruby for it's own sake, or want to build a solid foundation for Rails, this is the book to buy.
Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) won awards for being an influential programming text, but this was probably as much linked with the ability and success of Rails as a development framework than as a text in its own right. The Pickaxe (Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide, Second Edition: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide) is good as a reference but not for getting your feet wet. For those who want a solid introduction to Ruby for it's own sake, or want to build a solid foundation for Rails, this is the book to buy.
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