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Programming With Ruby Tutorials

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Programming with Ruby introduces developers to the Ruby programming language. Ruby is a dynamic object-oriented language. Its heritage includes LISP, Smalltalk, Perl and other languages. The simple but powerful nature of Ruby makes it one of today's hottest languages to learn. VTC author Al Anderson guides you through the various constructs and library of the language providing you with the tools to create great software in Ruby. To begin learning simply click the links.

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Introduction
Welcome (01:47)
What this Tutorial Will Cover (06:48)
Programming Defined
The Art of Programming Pt.1 (04:12)
The Art of Programming Pt.2 (05:16)
The Art of Programming Pt.3 (06:06)
Algorithms (06:03)
Meet Ruby
Computer Language (06:43)
Scripting Language (05:28)
Compiled versus Interpreted (06:05)
Virtual Machine (05:10)
Everything is an Object (06:58)
The Basics of Programming
Basic Constructs (05:53)
Boolean Statements (05:59)
Boolean Operators (05:49)
If/Unless & Case Statements (06:29)
Loops/Blocks & Iterators (06:10)
Arrays (05:28)
Installing Ruby
Installing on Windows (02:23)
Installing on Macintosh OS X (03:39)
Installing on Linux with a Package Manager (03:11)
Installing via comm& line for Linux & Mac OS X (05:49)
Ruby Tools
The Ruby Interpreter (02:10)
IRB (04:59)
ri (02:35)
RubyGems (06:32)
Librarys (03:37)
Running Ruby Programs
Running Ruby Programs on Mac OS X & Linux (05:13)
Running Ruby Programs on Windows (03:26)
Interactive Ruby on Mac OS X & Linux (02:53)
How to Run fxri on Windows (02:16)
Introduction to OOP
Classes & Object (06:02)
Instance & Class Variables Pt.1 (03:25)
Instance & Class Variables Pt.2 (03:02)
Instance & Class Variables Pt.3 (04:10)
Methods (05:25)
Program Flow (05:58)
Basic Ruby
Duck Typing (06:12)
Variables/Constants & Scope (04:55)
Expressions Pt.1 (05:57)
Expressions - Loops (06:06)
Expressions - Iterators (06:05)
Modules (05:58)
Blocks (05:54)
Exceptions (02:34)
Strings
String Basics (05:57)
Printing & Formatting Strings (04:32)
Manipulating Strings (06:07)
Searching Strings (05:47)
Converting Strings to Other Types (03:13)
Basic Input/Output to the Console
Putting something out to the Screen (03:04)
Getting & Using Input (05:36)
Input using HighLine (05:48)
Working Files & Directories
Opening & Closing Files (05:53)
Reading Files (03:16)
Writing Files (03:21)
Binary Files versus Text Files (01:35)
Working with Directories (03:20)
Using CSV (04:06)
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions (05:52)
How to Create & Use Regular Expressions (04:17)
Math & Ruby
Numbers in Ruby (05:14)
Basic Operations (05:26)
Floating Point Numbers (03:11)
BigDecimal (05:55)
Advanced Math Operations (05:27)
Random Numbers (03:58)
Symbols & Ranges
Symbols (04:00)
Ranges (05:14)
Dates & Times
Getting the Time & Date (06:00)
Time/Date & DateTime (01:44)
Comparing & Manipulating Times & Dates (06:11)
Formating Times & Dates (04:19)
Arrays/Hashes
Array Explained (03:55)
Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Arrays (05:31)
Sorting Arrays (05:13)
Searching Arrays (04:50)
Iterating Through an Array (03:30)
Hash (05:01)
Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Hashes (05:07)
Iterating Through a Hash (02:53)
Sorting a Hash (03:45)
More Hash Manipulation (03:08)
Advanced Data Structures
Sets (03:44)
Using Sets (05:31)
Stacks & Queues (03:28)
Using Stacks & Queues (02:16)
Tower of Hanoi (03:07)
More OOP
Your Own Classes (05:30)
Advanced Techniques (06:33)
Graphical Interfaces
FXRuby (04:38)
Ruby/GTK2 (04:18)
WxRuby (03:38)
Ruby Cocoa (05:09)
Other Ruby Graphical Toolkits (04:30)
Threading in Ruby
Threads (03:38)
How to Create & Use Threads (04:07)
Scripting & System Administration
Accessing Other Programs on the System (04:49)
Windows Scripting (03:27)
Getting Command Line Options (05:35)
Getting Command Line Arguments (02:00)
Environmental Variables (04:27)
Testing & Debugging
Unit Testing (01:42)
How to Create & Use Tests (05:04)
Ruby-Debug (03:57)
Network Programming
Network Clients (05:40)
Simple Servers (04:42)
Web Apps
CGI (04:55)
Ruby on Rails (04:16)
Finishing It Up
Ruby Web Resources (03:14)
Ruby Print Resources (03:18)
Where to Go Next (01:55)
Wrap-Up (06:47)
Credits
About this Author (03:18)

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Title: Programming With Ruby
Author: Al Anderson
SKU: 33788
ISBN: 1-934743-01-1
Duration: 8.5 hrs / 113 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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