Ruby : The Best Programming Language Ever

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Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.

The Top Five Reasons Ruby is the best programming language 

  • It's powerful
  • It's fun to use
  • It increases programmer productivity
  • It's free
  • It's used by the best Web framework ever: Ruby on Rails

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Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition by Dave Thomas, David Hansson, Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, James Duncan Davidson, Justin Gehtland, Andreas Schwarz

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Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional) by Peter Cooper

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Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide, Second Edition by Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, Andy Hunt

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Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers) by Chad Fowler

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Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code by Kevin Baird

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Deploying Rails Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide by Ezra Zygmuntowicz, Bruce Tate

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Advanced Rails Recipes: 84 New Ways to Build Stunning Rails Apps by Mike Clark

Advanced Rails Recipes: 84 New Ways to Build Stunning Rails Apps by Mike Clark

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Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications by Patrick Lenz

Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications by Patrick Lenz

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The Ruby Programming Language by David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto

The Ruby Programming Language by David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto

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The Rails Way (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series) by Obie Fernandez

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Ruby Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly)) by Michael Fitzgerald

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