
Eloquent Ruby
by Russ Olsen
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appears in Ruby on Rails, Ruby, and Programming.
It's easy to write correct Ruby code, but to gain the fluency needed to write great Ruby code, you must go beyond syntax and absorb the "Ruby way" of thinking and problem solving. In Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen helps you write Ruby like true Rubyists doso you can leverage its immense, surprising power. Olsen draws on years of experience internalizin...
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appears in Ruby on Rails, Ruby, and Programming.
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