文档介绍：Ruby for Rails
Ruby for Rails
RUBY TECHNIQUES FOR RAILS DEVELOPERS
DAVID A. BLACK
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brief contents
PART ITHE RUBY/RAILS LANDSCAPE ...........................1
1 ■ How Ruby works 3
2 ■ How Rails works 33
3 ■ Ruby-informed Rails development 67
PART II RUBY BUILDING BLOCKS ................................93
4 ■ Objects and variables 95
5 ■ Organizing objects with classes 121
6 ■ Modules and anization 154
7 ■ The default object (self) and scope 177
8 ■