Ruby is a powerful programming language with a focus on simplicity, but beneath its elegant syntax it performs countless unseen tasks. Ruby Under a Microscope gives you a hands-on look at Ruby s core, using extensive diagrams and thorough explanations to show you how Ruby is implemented (no C skills required). Author Pat Shaughnessy takes a scientific approach, laying out a series of experiments with Ruby code to take you behind the scenes of how programming languages work. You ll even find information on JRuby and Rubinius (two alternative implementations of Ruby), as well as in-depth explorations of Ruby s garbage collection algorithm. Ruby Under a Microscope will teach you: How a few computer science concepts underpin Ruby s complex implementation How Ruby executes your code using a virtual machine How classes and modules are the same inside Ruby How Ruby employs algorithms originally developed for Lisp How Ruby uses grammar rules to parse and understand your code How your Ru
- ISBN10 1593275277
- ISBN13 9781593275273
- Publish Date 13 November 2013 (first published 1 November 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint No Starch Press,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 360
- Language English