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 colourful 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!).
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