Expert's Voice in Open Source

By: Andre Ben Hamou

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Paperback | 1 June 2007

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Ruby has set the world on fire, proving itself a serious challenger to Perl and Python in all spheres. In particular, more and more people are discovering that Ruby's flexibility, superb feature set, and gentle learning curve make it a natural choice for system administration tasks, from the humblest server to the largest enterprise deployment.

Within the pages of Practical Ruby for System Administration, you'll learn the Ruby way to construct files, tap into clouds of data, build domain-specific languages, perform network traffic analysis, and more.

Based on author Andre Ben Hamou's own experiences working as a system administrator, this book will help you pick up practical tips on Ruby coding style, learn how to analyze and improve script performance, and make use of no-nonsense advice on scripting workflow, including testing and documentation.

Above all, you'll come to appreciate the sheer power of Ruby and the hundreds of benefits it offers for system administration.

This book places equal emphasis on fundamental Ruby concepts as well as practical how-tos.
It uses examples from other languages to ease the transition to Ruby.
The book is concise, entertaining, and informative--unlike many books aimed at system administrators, which can be overly long and stodgy.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Programming & Scripting Languages Computer Hardware Maintenance & Repairs Software Engineering Web Programming Object-Oriented Programming or OOP

What Ruby Can Do For You
Common Tasks, Quick Solutions
A Practical Look at Performance
The Power of Metaprogramming
Building Files the Smart Way
Object Storage and Retrieval
Working with Enterprise Data
Deeper Networking Issues
Data Presentation
Extending Ruby: A Fistful of Gems
Testing, Version Control and Documentation
The Future of Ruby
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