Learning Ruby

Here are some great tutorials learning and getting started on the Ruby programing language.  One of the most interesting features in Ruby is that you can take an existing Ruby class and open the definition to add a new method, including to system classes.

The Ruby Programming Language

• The History of Ruby According to Matz
• Ruby Language Goodies for Java Developers
• Ruby Class Tutorial
• Re-Opening Ruby Class Tutorial
• Ruby Mixin Tutorial
• Ruby Symbols Tutorial
• Ruby YAML Tutorial
• Ruby Time Formatting Tutorial

Ruby Motion

The iPhone app marketplace has been a great success for Apple and independent developers the one drawback that I have heard from some would be iPhone developers is that they find Object-C and XCode awkward.  There has been a large number of projects to open up iOS app development to non Object-C programmers.  Until recently, my favorite non Object-C approach to building an iPhone app was to use jQuery Mobile with Phone Gap.  But using jQuery Mobile does not compare to the power and performance of a native app.  Now, I can use Ruby Motion to develop native iOS applications using Ruby.

Here are some useful links to get started with Ruby Motion...

• Ruby Motion
• Ruby Motion Screencast
• Ruby Rouges Podcast with Laurent Sansonetti
• The Changelog Podcast with Laurent Sansonetti

I, Rubyist

I've been doing Ruby development off and on for over six or seven years.  I've mostly use Ruby for personal projects as I am a paid Java mercenary and have done my time doing web development in a variety of languages including Perl.  If it was up to me, I would write Ruby code all day.

If interested in keeping up with the Ruby programming language and Ruby related frameworks follow this blog, as well as the Rubyist Tumblr and Rubyist Twitter page.