Table of Contents

Part I The Foundations of Ruby Ch1 Let s Get It Started: Installing Ruby Ch2 Programming == Joy: A Whistlestop Tour of Ruby Ch3 Building Blocks: Data, Expressions, and Flow Ch4 Developing a Basic Ruby Application Ch5 The Ruby Ecosystem Part II - Becoming a Ruby Pro Ch6 Classes and Objects Ch7 Projects, Modules, and Libraries Ch8 Debugging and Testing Ch9 Data Access and Interaction Ch10 Advanced Objects and Techniques Ch11 Useful Ruby Libraries and Add-ons Ch12 - Tying It Together: Developing A Bigger Ruby Application Part III - Taking Ruby Online Ch13 Deploying Your Programs Ch14 Ruby on Rails: Ruby's Killer App Ch15 The Internet Ch16 Networking APPENDICES AppA Primer for programmers AppB Ruby Reference AppC Useful Resources AppD Ruby 1.9 and 2