Ruby Tutorials

Commander is a Ruby Gem aimed towards simplifying the sub-command/master-command structure of many executables. (dont forget to watch the screencast)

A run through of 21 tricks and tips (some arcane, some not) you can use in the Ruby programming language.

Learning Ruby and used to working with PHP? Here are some useful tips when crossing over.

So simple and easy I do not even need to speak in this screencast!

Learn about common, and less common Enumerable methods for iterating, finding, collecting, removing members and much more.

The facets gem is packed full of common functionality that is certainly welcome along-side of the standard library. If you are not using it, chances are you SHOULD be.

Bind allows you to invoke actions whenever a file system event has occurred. For example refreshing any number of browsers concurrently in the background while editing website assets. This is a life saver for cross browser JavaScript, CSS, or even HTML web design.

Basic hash, regular expressions and blocks tutorial.

A tutorial that gives a nice background on some object-oriented thinking in Ruby, including classes, superclasses, modules, and singleton methods. It's a straightforward tutorial aimed at those who have gotten their feet wet in Ruby, but not the object-oriented aspects of Ruby.

This extensive tutorial runs through the main aspects of Ruby. It contains example code on the main constructs, using object-oriented aspects of the language, dealing with Exceptions, advanced topics, and more. It's a good start to getting your feet wet in Ruby.