Ruby Wizardry

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The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons? Ruby Wizardry is 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, like how to: - Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings - Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu - Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber - Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts - Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower! - Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists - Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby Along the way, you’ll meet colorful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time.
A playful, illustrated tale about how to program in Ruby. Specially crafted for kids 8 and up and others new to programming. - Lighthearted, narrative approach helps make programming concepts stick - Engaging, kid-friendly examples throughout - Fun two-color illustrations

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Eric Weinstein

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