Learn to Program Tutorial using Ruby
Here is a nice Learn to Program
Tutorial that explains how to program
using Ruby as the programming language. This tutorial is arranged in
such a manner that a beginner programmer will find it easy to
get started using the syntaxes, control flows, etc. of the
programming language.
Contents of Learn to Program Tutorial:
Getting
Started
In this lesson the simplicity, power and benefits of Ruby are
explained. The installation of Ruby in Windows, Macintosh and Linux are
also explained here.
Numbers
Numbers are very important in programming. This lesson details about
integer, float, simple arithmetic and printing the output to screen.
Letters
Strings are used in every programming language. This lesson explains
about strings in Ruby and its manipulations.
Variables
and Assignment
To store a number or a string and assign a name to that value for
reference purposes we use variables. This lesson explains how variables
are declared and converted with examples.
Mixing
It Up
In this lesson the author talks about the functions which can be used
to cast the variables to get the required output. It also explains how
to get a user input to the program.
More
About
Methods
This lesson explains about methods and its usage with examples. String,
arithmetic, random methods are also explained here.
Flow
Control
We can control the flow of the program using comparison, branching and
looping. This lesson explains about different ways to do this.
Arrays
and Iterators
This lesson describes about arrays and iterators used to process the
data in array in Ruby. Different array methods are also explained here.
Writing
Your Own Methods
Ruby methods are very similar to normal functions which are used to
bundle one or more repeatable statements into a single unit. This
lesson tells how to create your own methods, methods with parameters,
local variables and return values of methods.
Classes
Ruby is considered a pure object-oriented language, which consists of
objects that are instances of some class. This lesson explains
different classes available in Ruby and how to extend that. This lesson
also explains how to create a class and its members.
Blocks
and Procs
This lesson explains about Blocks and Procs which is the coolest
feature of Ruby. The different usage of procs are explained with
examples here.
Beyond
This Tutorial
The resources and references explained in this lesson helps in Ruby
programming.
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