Chances are, you're hip to the Ruby on Rails programming framework by now. Most web developers are familiar with it, and many are full-fledged Ruby initiates. Even if you're not part of the club, ...

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This Pickaxe Book, named for the tool on the cover, is the definitive reference on Ruby. Noel Rappin and Dave Thomas provide a description of the most important standard library modules, built-in ...