Russ Olsen's Blog - Posts Tagged "ruby"
Eloquent Ruby Beta Is Almost Ready
Putting the finishing touches on the beta release of 2nd edition of Eloquent Ruby, which should be available sometime in the next week or so.
This has been a long, long journey but the finish line is at least out there on the horizon. I mean, who writes a book with 746 separate code examples?
This has been a long, long journey but the finish line is at least out there on the horizon. I mean, who writes a book with 746 separate code examples?
The Difference Between a Novel and a Technical Book
Between working on the 2nd edition of Eloquent Ruby and writing the novel Overdrive, I've been struck by how much overlap there is between writing fiction and writing technical stuff.
For example, the one needs to be entertaining, flow from scene to scene and pop up with surprises every now and then. And the other one is a book long made-up story.
For example, the one needs to be entertaining, flow from scene to scene and pop up with surprises every now and then. And the other one is a book long made-up story.
Eloquent Ruby Beta On Sale!
The second edition of Eloquent Ruby is now available as a beta book.
