RubyTapas Freebie: Runnable Library
Today’s freebie (episode 55, if you’re counting) covers a simple technique for making a single .rb file work as either a library or a runnable script. In the process, it…
“Exceptional Ruby” Now Available!
I am very, very excited to announce that the final version of my new eBook “Exceptional Ruby” is now available for immediate purchase. Originally born out of the realization that…
Daniel Spiewak on Monads
Anyone trying to understand monads will inevitably run into Haskell’s IO monad, and the results are almost always the same: bewilderment, confusion, anger, and ultimately Perl. via Monads Are Not…
Why Go Matters
This week Google announced a new systems programming language called “Go”. I know you’re pressed for time and overloaded with information, so let me restate that, with the important bits…