Active Threads:
Latest Threads About This Book
@noelrappin
On page 376 in the second paragraph (the one below the image):
wrong:
… then looks in its singleton class class for …
cor...
New
@noelrappin
On page 376, first paragraph:
wrong:
… , that’s the first place Ruby looks for object lookup.
correct:
… , that’s the fi...
New
@noelrappin
On page 375 second to last paragraph:
wrong:
When you define a singleton class, Ruby creates …
correct:
When you define ...
New
From Chapter 5: Splat! Expanding Collections in Method Calls
We’ve seen that if you prefix the name of a method argument with an asteri...
New
@noelrappin
In the Where Ruby Finds Its Libraries section on page 244 there’s a discussion about the standard directories used for libra...
New
Title: Name of book: Programming Ruby 3.3 (page 227)
@noelrappin
On page 227 there’s a section entitled RSpec and Mocks.
Immediately f...
New
@noelrappin
On page 122, in the discussion of “Strings and Encodings”, it is stated: “A Unicode character is two bytes long, which makes...
New
A Ruby-Centric Chat with Noel Rappin @noelrappin
Once you start noodling around with Ruby you quickly figure out, as Noel Rappin...
New
Title: Programming Ruby 3.2 (5th edition), p 23 (in Beta 6) –
After showing declaration of hashed “instrument_section” values, the sampl...
New
In this class get_tax method return string is missing interpolation for the @name instance variable.
class TaxCalculator
def initializ...
New
Most Active This Week
Most Active This Month
Most Active This Year
A Ruby-Centric Chat with Noel Rappin @noelrappin
Once you start noodling around with Ruby you quickly figure out, as Noel Rappin...
New
@noelrappin
I think this thing &: would be a great addition to the list of notation and typography that is called by a name that is ...
New
@noelrappin
The functionality as described (Convert the argument to the stated type.) for methods like Integer() is very incomplete. It ...
New
@noelrappin
On page 122, in the discussion of “Strings and Encodings”, it is stated: “A Unicode character is two bytes long, which makes...
New
Title: Programming Ruby 3.2 (5th edition), p 23 (in Beta 6) –
After showing declaration of hashed “instrument_section” values, the sampl...
New
In this class get_tax method return string is missing interpolation for the @name instance variable.
class TaxCalculator
def initializ...
New
@noelrappin
In the Where Ruby Finds Its Libraries section on page 244 there’s a discussion about the standard directories used for libra...
New
Title: Name of book: Programming Ruby 3.3 (page 227)
@noelrappin
On page 227 there’s a section entitled RSpec and Mocks.
Immediately f...
New
From Chapter 5: Splat! Expanding Collections in Method Calls
We’ve seen that if you prefix the name of a method argument with an asteri...
New
@noelrappin
On page 376 in the second paragraph (the one below the image):
wrong:
… then looks in its singleton class class for …
cor...
New
@noelrappin
On page 375 second to last paragraph:
wrong:
When you define a singleton class, Ruby creates …
correct:
When you define ...
New
@noelrappin
On page 376, first paragraph:
wrong:
… , that’s the first place Ruby looks for object lookup.
correct:
… , that’s the fi...
New
Most Active Last Three Years
Programming Ruby is the most complete book on Ruby, covering both the language itself and the standard library as well as commonly used t...
New
“Alternately you can list one or more specific paths (.rb or .rbi files after the tc) to limit checking,”
It might be worth mentioning t...
New
Hi @noelrappin,
first of all: It’s SO good to read an updated version of this book! Thanks for all the effort! :pray:
The text says:
...
New
@noelrappin
Programming Ruby 3.2 (5th Edition) (PragProg), Beta release, p 295, under the subheading “Querying the System”, 2nd paragrap...
New
@noelrappin
+++++ page 49 Reopening Classes
While ...
the most unique features of Ruby’s class structure: The ability to ...
...
New
@noelrappin
page 269, running rspec
These tests pass (after you update the .gemspec file):
$ rspec spec/aaagmnr/options_spec.rb
It ...
New
@noelrappin On page 68 of the PDF in the paragraph preceding the fib_up_to method definition, the word “we” is duplicated.
The text read...
New
@noelrappin
page 274, in Packaging Your RubyGem, paragraph 2, command $ gem build
Missing README.md in code/gems/aaagmnr :
% gem build...
New
“One thing you might find unusual is that in the second clause Ruby uses the keyword eslif—one word, missing an “e”—to indicate “else if”...
New
@noelrappin
I’m not Anglophone, so I’m not sure. Third paragraph from end of page 21, second line : Idiomatic Ruby tends to
lean in to ...
New
@noelrappin
On page xii of the Preface, the paragraph beginning with, “Here, you can see…,” has an error in the last sentence. Following...
New
@noelrappin On page 89 of the PDF in the last sentence of the last paragraph of the page and just before the example that begins “class C...
New
@noelrappin
“The order of the keys in the hash is stable and will alway match the order in which the keys were added to the hash.”
shou...
New
First of all, thank you so much @noelrappin for writing this book, I am just starting with Ruby and this book is very helpful.
I just wa...
New
@noelrappin
page 335, second to last line : colon instead of period at end of sentence :
call, either of those can be arguments to run:...
New
Book Info
Publisher:
Pragmatic Bookshelf
Are you this book's author? To be notified of all posts made about it, sign up an account then click here, then select 'watching' from the bell icon in the top right corner.
Get money off!
The Pragmatic Bookshelf
35% off any eBook
Simply use coupon code "devtalk.com" at checkout. See full details here.
Latest
Filter by Type:
Devtalk Sponsors
Practical resources that improve the lives of professional developers.
We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.
Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.
Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.
Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.
Courses that'll move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"