Ruby Under a Microscope--New from No Starch Press

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Ruby Under a Microscope--New from No Starch Press
An Illustrated Guide to Ruby Internals

San Francisco, CA, November 7, 2013--Ruby is arguably one of the Web's most
powerful programming languages, serving as the backbone of websites like
Github, Hulu, and more. But Ruby's inner workings are often mysterious, a fact
that continues to frustrate programmers and hackers alike.

"Ruby Under a Microscope" (No Starch Press, November 2013, 360 pp., $39.95,
ISBN 9781593275273) delves deep into Ruby's inner workings--its underlying
structure and implementation. "Ruby Under a Microscope" is full of essential
information for developers who want to know as much about their language as
possible and for hackers who want to better understand potential
vulnerabilities and points of exploitation.
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Author Pat Shaughnessy takes a scientific approach, explaining how things work
using simple experiments with Ruby code. Readers will learn about alternative
implementations of Ruby like JRuby and Rubinius, as well as features like Ruby
2.0's garbage collection algorithm. They will also explore:

  - The computer science concepts that underpin Ruby's complex implementation
  - How Ruby executes code using a virtual machine
  - How classes and modules are the same inside Ruby
  - How Ruby employs algorithms originally developed for Lisp
  - How Ruby uses grammar rules to parse and understand code
  - How Ruby code is translated into a different language by the YARV compiler

"Many people have dug into the Ruby source code, but few make it back out and
tell the tale as elegantly as Pat does in 'Ruby Under a Microscope,'" says
"Ruby Inside" and "Ruby Weekly" editor Peter Cooper. "This book is a delight
for language implementation geeks and Rubyists with a penchant for digging
into the guts of their tools."

Originally released as an ebook, this updated and thoroughly edited version of
"Ruby Under a Microscope" has been extensively reviewed by members of the Ruby
community, including Aaron Patterson, a member of both the Ruby and Rails core
teams. For anyone who has ever wanted to take a behind-the-scenes look at a
programming language, "Ruby Under a Microscope" provides access to every last
bit of Ruby.

The new edition of "Ruby Under a Microscope" will be available in bookstores
everywhere in November 2013.

For more information or to request a review copy of Ruby Under a Microscope,
contact KC Crowell at No Starch Press (nostarchpr@oreilly.com, +1.415.863.9900
x100 or visit www.nostarch.com).

About the Author
Well known for his coding expertise and passion for the Ruby programming
language, Pat Shaughnessy blogs and writes tutorials at patshaughnessy.net. He
also develops Ruby applications at management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
Shaughnessy is a regular presenter on the Ruby conference circuit, and his
articles and presentations have been featured in the Ruby Weekly newsletter,
the Ruby5 podcast, and The Ruby Show.
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