JFYI, enjoy ! ----- Forwarded message from Andy Hunt ----- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 02:26:03 -0500 From: Andy Hunt To: kkaempf@suse.de Subject: [Bookshelf] Pragmatic Programmer Magazine: Special Ruby Issue Pragmatic Programmer Magazine: Special Ruby Issue December 01, 2010 This month's Pragmatic Programmer Magazine, "PragPub", is a special issue devoted to Ruby! And congratulations to everyone who participated in November's PragProWriMo, and especially to those folks listed below. Special Ruby Issue -------- Welcome to our special Ruby issue for December, 2010, celebrating ten years of RubyConf, the tenth anniversary of the Pickaxe Book, and the latest version of the language. We've put on our Ruby slippers for this issue, so get ready to experience the magic. If you're an experienced Rubyist, you'll find much to enchant you here. And if you've been waiting for an entrée to the magic land of Ruby, consider this issue your engraved invitation. Welcome. You're not in C++ anymore. In this Issue "Chad Fowler on Ruby" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/chad-fowler-on-ruby interviewed by Michael Swaine "A legend in the Ruby community shares his recollections and insights and hopes, from the early days of Ruby enthusiasts to the future of Ruby on silicon and Ruby for phones." "What's New in Ruby 1.9.2" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/whats-new-in-ruby- by Dave Thomas "It's been a long time coming, but we finally have a worthy successor to Ruby 1.8. Fast, fully featured, and fun, Ruby 1.9.2 should be your Ruby of choice." "Three Bundler Benefits" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/three-bundler-benefits by Paolo Perrotta "Why you should start using Bundler to manage your Ruby gems right now." "New Series: Everyday JRuby" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/new-series-everyday-jruby by Ian Dees "Wherein Ian begins a series of articles on using Ruby on the JVM to solve everyday problems." "Cohesive Software Design" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/new-series-everyday-jruby by Tim Ottinger, Jeff Langr "Those big software design concepts like coupling, cohesion, abstraction, and volatility have real practical value. In this article, we'll talk about how cohesion can make your life as a programmer easier." "When Did That Happen?" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/when-did-that-happen by Dan Wohlbruck "Dan wraps up the year with a look back at the era of the personal computer." "Guru Meditation" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/guru-meditation by Andy Hunt "The Perfect Deadline: how to avoid both cognitive shutdown and endless procrastination." "Way of the Agile Warrior" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/way-of-the-agile-warrior by Jonathan Rasmusson "Jonathan explains the benefits of startin' Spartan." "Shady Illuminations" -- pragprog.com/magazines/2010-12/shady-illuminations by John Shade "John laments stochastic intransitivity and the loss of the Wordstar diamond." Plus the usual Up Front, Choice Bits, Calendar, and more at pragprog.com/magazines Congratulations to PragProWriMo -------- A hearty congratulations goes out to all of the following authors who completed this November's PragProWriMo and posted to the forum: Arin Sime, Bob Cochran, Brian Hogan, Daniel de Kok, David Copeland, Diego Zamboni, Ed Borasky, Edward Gibbs, Fred Reillier, Janine Ohmer, Jean-Julien Aucouturier, John Athayde, John Bresnik, Josh Carter, Julian Gamble, Larry Jones, Michael Swaine, Raymond Yee, Sam Rawlins, Scott Dunn, Sean McMillan, Travis Swicegood, Ulrich Merkel. They will each receive a free eBook of their choice from the Pragmatic Bookshelf! And congratulations to "everyone" who participated in any form, we hope you had fun. ---- Coming Soon: * "The RSpec Book: Behaviour-Driven Development with RSpec, Cucumber, and Friends" in print Starts shipping tomorrow * "Agile in a Flash" card deck * "HTML5 and CSS3: Develop with Tomorrow's Standards Today" in print * "Rails Test Prescriptions: Keeping Your Application Healthy" in print * "Code in the Cloud: Programming Google AppEngine" in print ---- Recently Released: * "Pragmatic Guide to Subversion" in print * "Driving Technical Change: Why People on Your Team Don't Act on Good Ideas, and How to Convince Them They Should" in print * "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks" in print * "Pragmatic Guide to Git" in print Thanks for your continued support, Andy & Dave Books * eBooks * Screencasts * PragPub Magazine www.PragProg.com Manage your subscription using https://www.pragprog.com/my_profile Or permanently unsubscribe http://go.madmimi.com/opt_out?fe=1&pact=2340145909&amx=495731868 Sent by: Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. * P.O. Box 293325 Lewisville, TX 75029 ----- End forwarded message ----- --- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ruby+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ruby+help@opensuse.org