"A playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you'll learn real programming skills"--Page 4 of cover.

"Ruby is a computer programming language that is in high demand, and is luckily designed to be fairly easy to use and learn! In fact, it has even been described as learning to code "in English." This engaging title introduces readers to this valuable coding language and how it is more approachable by using blocks of text that are primarily plain English. This volume also features carefully crafted text for middle elementary readers, supplemented with...

Determined to teach youthful users of digital devices how to write code, the mysterious programmer Jonathan Gillette wrote an entertaining and informative guide to the programming language Ruby that he made available online for free. He also designed a free application known as Hackety Hack that teaches novice programmers how to master Ruby. This is the intriguing story of an idealistic programmer who demystified the world of programming for young...

"Those with an interest in coding and a talent for music can use Sonic Pi, a live coding environment based on the Ruby programming language, to create simple tunes or masterful compositions. This . . . book offers a series of unique activities, starting with live loops and progress to using envelopes and samples, to start readers on a musical coding journey"--Provided by publisher.

Although Yukihiro Matsumoto released Ruby in 1995, it would take more than a decade for the programming language to achieve widespread adoption. Today, Ruby is one of the fastest growing coding languages, and it is behind major sites like Hulu and Twitter. This book describes the history of the language, the relationship between Ruby and Ruby on Rails, and why Ruby is an ideal first language for new programmers, complete with tips on how readers can...