Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Roadmap
Ruby.new
Classes, Objects, and Variables
Containers, Blocks, and Iterators
Standard Types
More About Methods
Expressions
Exceptions, Catch, and Throw
Modules
Basic Input and Output
Threads and Processes
When Trouble Strikes
Ruby and Its World
Ruby and the Web
Ruby Tk
Ruby and Microsoft Windows
Extending Ruby
The Ruby Language
Classes and Objects
Locking Ruby in the Safe
Reflection, ObjectSpace, and Distributed Ruby
Built-in Classes and Methods
Standard Library
Object-Oriented Design Libraries
Network and Web Libraries
Microsoft Windows Support
Embedded Documentation
Interactive Ruby Shell
Support

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Extracted from the book "Programming Ruby - The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide"
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