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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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http://www.ruby-lang.org

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Ruby Inside

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http://www.rubyonrails.org/

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Nuby on Rails

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Railscasts - Free Ruby on Rails Screencasts

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Peepcode Screencasts

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Learning Rails Free Online Course, Learn to Build Web Applications with Ruby on Rails

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The Pragmatic Studio | Ruby and Rails Training

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

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

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TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac (Pragmatic Programmers) by James Gray

TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac (Pragmatic Programmers) by James Gray

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Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers) by Chad Fowler

Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Programmers) by Chad Fowler

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From the latest Ajax effects to time-saving automation tips for your development process, Rails Recipes will show you how the experts have already solved the problems you have.

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Ruby by Example: Concepts and Code by Kevin Baird

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

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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This practical hands-on guide for first-time Ruby on Rails programmers will walk you through installing the required software on a Windows, Mac or Linux computer. And before you get coding, an entire chapter is devoted to object oriented programming in Ruby, so you'll be completely confident with the Ruby language before you begin working with Rails.

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The Ruby Programming Language by David Flanagan, Yukihiro Matsumoto

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

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