Ruby Wizardry : An Introduction to Programming for Kids
Overview
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 colorful 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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781593275662
- ISBN-10: 1593275668
- Publisher: No Starch Press
- Publish Date: December 2014
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 7 x 0.84 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Page Count: 352
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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