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Comprehensive Ruby Programming

By : Jordan Hudgens
Book Image

Comprehensive Ruby Programming

By: Jordan Hudgens

Overview of this book

Ruby is a powerful, general-purpose programming language that can be applied to any task. Whether you are an experienced developer who wants to learn a new language or you are new to programming, this book is your comprehensive Ruby coding guide. Starting with the foundational principles, such as syntax, and scaling up to advanced topics such as big data analysis, this book will give you all of the tools you need to be a professional Ruby developer. A few of the key topics are: object-oriented programming, built-in Ruby methods, core programming skills, and an introduction to the Ruby on Rails and Sinatra web frameworks. You will also build 10 practical Ruby programs. Created by an experienced Ruby developer, this book has been written to ensure it focuses on the skills you will need to be a professional Ruby developer. After you have read this book, you will be ready to start building real-world Ruby projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Summary

Variables are one of the most fundamental building blocks of programming and after going through this chapter, you should now have a basic understanding of how to use variables in Ruby. We saw two ways to print data out to the Ruby console to see the output. We also looked at how to get user input so that it can be utilized in a program. Additionally, we analyzed how to clean the data by leveraging the chomp method. Lastly, we understood the concept of variable scope and its use.

In the next chapter, we'll dive into the string data type, which is what we use when working with data that contains characters, words, and sentences