Discover Ruby's simplicity and power through hands-on practice. Gain insights into variables, built-in classes, objects, and more, making you productive and happy with programming.
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Do you want to learn about interpreted languages? Tired of dense syntaxes? Tired of compiling code to machine language first? Are you looking for an easy-to-use scripting language? Well, Ruby is the answer!
Ruby is a smart, easy-to-use, functional, object-oriented programming language, a wondrous mix of Perl's scripting power, Pythonic capabilities, and more! As Matsumoto, creator of Ruby, implies: "I hope to see Ruby help every programmer in the world to be productive, and to enjoy programming, and to be ...Show More
Do you want to learn about interpreted languages? Tired of dense syntaxes? Tired of compiling code to machine language first? Ar...Show More
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Learn how to program using Ruby as your first programming language.
Learn idiomatic Ruby.
Learn about blocks, methods, regular expressions, and more in Ruby.
Learn how to program using Ruby as your first programming language.
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TAKEAWAY SKILLS
Ruby
Programming Language
Learn to Code
Course Content
124 Lessons3 Projects13 Quizzes31 Challenges
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The Big Picture
2 Lessons
Get familiar with Ruby's object-oriented paradigm and the creative aspect of programming.
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