“Ruby: Visual QuickStart Guide” Table of Contents

Ruby:
Visual QuickStart Guide

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started
    • Installation on Windows
    • Installation on Mac OS X
    • Testing an Installation
    • Ruby Documentation
    • Interactive Ruby
    • Customizing irb
  • Chapter 2: Simple Scripts
    • Creating a Basic Script
    • Execution on Windows
    • Command-Line Execution
    • Making Scripts Executable
    • Creating Output
    • Taking Input
    • Making Comments
  • Chapter 3: Simple Types
    • Creating Numbers
    • Performing Arithmetic
    • Numeric Methods
    • Creating Strings
    • Interpolation and Escaping
    • Common String Methods
    • Creating Multiline Strings
    • Using Constants
    • Dates and Times
  • Chapter 4: Arrays, Ranges, and Hashes
    • Creating Arrays
    • Common Array Methods
    • Adding Elements
    • Removing Elements
    • Arrays and Strings
    • Using Ranges
    • Creating a Hash
    • Common Hash Methods
  • Chapter 5: Control Structures
    • Operators
    • Basic Conditionals
    • Extended Conditionals
    • The Conditional Operator
    • Case Statements
    • Basic Loops
    • Numeric Iterators
    • Collection Iterators
  • Chapter 6: Creating Methods
    • Simple Methods
    • Returning Values
    • Taking Arguments
    • Default Argument Values
    • Using self
    • Variable-Length Arguments
    • Methods and Blocks
  • Chapter 7: Creating Classes
    • Simple Classes
    • Instance Variables
    • Using Accessors
    • Creating Constructors
    • Defining Operators
    • Other Special Methods
    • Validation and Duck Typing
  • Chapter 8: Inheritance and More
    • Basic Inheritance
    • Overriding Methods
    • Chaining Methods
    • Access Control
    • Class Variables
    • Class Methods
  • Chapter 9: Modules and Includes
    • Modules as Namespaces
    • Modules as Mixins
    • Requiring Files
    • Ruby Standard Library
  • Chapter 10: Regular Expressions
    • Performing Matches
    • Defining Simple Patterns
    • Using Anchors
    • Using Quantifiers
    • Using Character Classes
    • Using Modifiers
    • Finding Matches
    • Performing Substitutions
  • Chapter 11: Debugging and Error Handling
    • Using the Ruby Debugger
    • Exception Handling
    • Handling Exceptions by Type
    • Raising Exceptions
    • Unit Testing
  • Chapter 12: RubyGems
    • Installing RubyGems
    • Managing and Installing Gems
    • Using Gems
    • The creditcard Gem
    • The Highline Gem
    • The Redcloth Gem
  • Chapter 13: Directories and Files
    • The Basics
    • Accessing Directory Contents
    • Directory and File Properties
    • Permissions
    • Creating, Moving, Copying, and Deleting
    • Reading from Files
    • Writing to Files
    • Using FasterCSV
  • Chapter 14: Databases
    • Getting Started
    • Executing Simple Queries
    • Inserting Records
    • Retrieving Records
    • Performing Transactions
  • Chapter 15: Networking
    • Creating a Socket Server
    • Using Threads
    • Creating a Socket Client
    • HTTP Connections
    • Handling RSS Feeds
  • Chapter 16: Ruby on Rails
    • A Rails Primer
    • Getting Started
    • Database Configuration
    • Creating the Database
    • Trying the Site
    • Customizing Models
    • Customizing Views
    • Customizing Controllers
  • Chapter 17: Dynamic Programming
    • OS Integration
    • Tainted Data
    • Safe Levels
    • Procs and Lambdas