Articles filed in category 'Ruby'

Using Ruby to Find Beer

By: Ben Scheirman

Last updated: Thursday, September 9, 2021

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2014 - July/August

Ruby is a very popular programming language. Ben explains why it’s so popular and helps us build our first app. And he helps us find beer.

• Dynamic Languages
• Dynamic Programming
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Web Development (general)

Introduction to Ruby on Rails

By: Rod Paddock

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2011 - July/August

Ruby on Rails is an open source web development stack with a large developer base. Last year, Ruby on Rails reached a critical milestone with the release of Ruby on Rails version 3.0. For more information about Ruby on Rails I recommend checking out www.rubyonrails.org. You can find installation information, documentation and links to other resources on this site. This article will demonstrate how to get up and running with Ruby on Rails with help from the RailsInstaller.

• Git
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• Web Development (general)

Unit Testing CLR Assemblies Using IronRuby

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2010 - November/December

For a very long time, .NET developers have envied the simplicity and the beauty of the Ruby language. The dynamic behavior, duck typing and compact code are some of the main features of the Ruby language. Now, .NET developers can enjoy the same benefits using the IronRuby framework. This article explores the possibilities of using IronRuby in the CLR world. The main focus will revolve around the sphere of unit testing CLR assemblies using the IronRuby framework.

• .NET 4.0
• Dynamic Programming
• Iron Ruby
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails
• TDD
• Techniques
• Testing and Quality Control

Nerd Dinner on Rails

By: John Petersen

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2010 - May/June

It is often said that ASP.NET MVC was inspired by Rails. What better way to test that assertion than by writing the Nerd Dinner ASP.NET MVC application in Rails? In this article, I’ll take you through the steps I used to get Nerd Dinner up and running in Rails. A few points to keep in mind:

• Agile Development
• ASP.NET MVC
• Design Patterns
• NHibernate
• Rails
• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails

Ruby Comes to the .NET Platform

By: Wilson, Brad

Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2008 - September/October

Microsoft’s IronRuby project brings a powerful and fun dynamic language to the Windows platform. In this article, I’ll examine the history of Ruby and the IronRuby project at Microsoft. I’ll talk about why a .NET programmer may want to learn and use Ruby, and cover the core syntax of the language to get you started learning it

• .NET 3.5
• .NET 4.0
• Dynamic Programming
• Other Languages
• Ruby