Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby (Addison-Wesley)
Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Peter J. Jones sets out to help experienced Ruby devs write more robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. Drawing on nearly a decade of Ruby experience, he offers practical advice for each major area of Ruby development, from modules to memory to metaprogramming. Throughout, he uncovers little-known idioms, quirks, pitfalls, and intricacies that powerfully impact code behavior and performance. Each of the 48 items contains specific, actionable, clearly organized guidelines; careful advice; detailed technical arguments; and illuminating code examples.

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Author:  Peter J. Jones
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Date: September 25, 2014
Pages: 240

ISBN: 9780133846973
Print: 0133846970
Kindle: B00NEOERH6

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