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Introduction
 Welcome
What this Tutorial Will Cover
Programming Defined
The Art of Programming - Lesson 1
The Art of Programming - Lesson 2
The Art of Programming - Lesson 3
Algorithms
Meet Ruby
Computer Language
Scripting Language
Compiled versus Interpreted
Virtual Machine
Everything is an Object
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The Basics of Programming
Basic Constructs
Boolean Statements
Boolean Operators
If/Unless & Case Statements
Loops/Blocks & Iterators
Arrays
Installing Ruby
Installing on Windows
Installing on Macintosh OS X
Installing on Linux with a Package Manager
Installing via comm& line for Linux & Mac OS X
Ruby Tools
The Ruby Interpreter
IRB
ri
RubyGems
Librarys
Running Ruby Programs
Running Ruby Programs on Mac OS X & Linux
Running Ruby Programs on Windows
Interactive Ruby on Mac OS X & Linux
How to Run fxri on Windows
Introduction to OOP
Classes & Object
Instance & Class Variables - Lesson 1
Instance & Class Variables - Lesson 2
Instance & Class Variables - Lesson 3
Methods
Program Flow
Basic Ruby
Duck Typing
Variables/Constants & Scope
Expressions - Lesson 1
Expressions - Loops
Expressions - Iterators
Modules
Blocks
Exceptions
Strings
String Basics
Printing & Formatting Strings
Manipulating Strings
Searching Strings
Converting Strings to Other Types
Basic Input/Output to the Console
Putting something out to the Screen
Getting & Using Input
Input using HighLine
Working Files & Directories
Opening & Closing Files
Reading Files
Writing Files
Binary Files versus Text Files
Working with Directories
Using CSV
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions
How to Create & Use Regular Expressions
Math & Ruby
Numbers in Ruby
Basic Operations
Floating Point Numbers
BigDecimal
Advanced Math Operations
Random Numbers
Symbols & Ranges
Symbols
Ranges
Dates & Times
Getting the Time & Date
Time/Date & DateTime
Comparing & Manipulating Times & Dates
Formating Times & Dates
Arrays/Hashes
Array Explained
Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Arrays
Sorting Arrays
Searching Arrays
Iterating Through an Array
Hash
Creating/Accessing & Manipulating Hashes
Iterating Through a Hash
Sorting a Hash
More Hash Manipulation
Advanced Data Structures
Sets
Using Sets
Stacks & Queues
Using Stacks & Queues
Tower of Hanoi
More OOP
Your Own Classes
Advanced Techniques
Graphical Interfaces
FXRuby
Ruby/GTK2
WxRuby
Ruby Cocoa
Other Ruby Graphical Toolkits
Threading in Ruby
Threads
How to Create & Use Threads
Scripting & System Administration
Accessing Other Programs on the System
Windows Scripting
Getting Command Line Options
Getting Command Line Arguments
Environmental Variables
Testing & Debugging
Unit Testing
How to Create & Use Tests
Ruby-Debug
Network Programming
Network Clients
Simple Servers
Web Apps
CGI
Ruby on Rails
Finishing It Up
Ruby Web Resources
Ruby Print Resources
Where to Go Next
Wrap-Up
Credits
About this Author
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