Emergent Web Technologies Spring 2009 Class 5
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Introduction
This week we will cover a little bit of Microformats. Mostly to help with Google Maps data at this point. I also want to introduce the very basic elements of the Ruby language. Ruby is a great language by itself, but in this class I want to cover it in the context of server side scripting. In particular, we will cover the Ruby on Rails framework.
I want to keep this week's discussion focused solely on Ruby, without introducing any of the concepts Ruby on Rails brings in. I think it's important to know the basics of the language, before jumping into a wide ranging framework like Rails.
Ruby Links
- Ruby Language Homepage
- Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (probably the quirkiest programming book you'll ever see)
- Programming Ruby (aka the Pragmatic Programmer's Guide aka the Pickaxe Book aka the Ruby Bible)
- How to Think LIke Computer Scientist (with Ruby, an adaptation of the classic book for Ruby)
- Learning Ruby
- Learn to Program (with Ruby)
