Overview
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, youāll learn real programming skills, like how to:
āUse fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings
āWork with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu
āControl program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber
āTest your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts
āCreate a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower!
āOrganize and reuse your code with methods and lists
āWrite your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby
Along the way, youāll 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.
For ages 10+ (and their parents!)
This book title, Ruby Wizardry (An Introduction to Programming for Kids), ISBN: 9781593275662, by Eric Weinstein, published by No Starch Press (December 14, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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