{"product_id":"9781590598214","title":"Practical Ruby for System Administration","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePractical Ruby for System Administration\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBen-Hamou, Andre\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby has set the world on fire, proving itself a serious challenger to Perl and Python in all spheres. In particular, more and more people are discovering that Ruby's flexibility, superb feature set, and gentle learning curve make it a natural choice for system administration tasks, from the humblest server to the largest enterprise deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the pages of \u003cem\u003ePractical Ruby for System Administration\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll learn the Ruby way to construct files, tap into clouds of data, build domain-specific languages, perform network traffic analysis, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on author \u003cstrong\u003eAndré Ben Hamou\u003c\/strong\u003e's own experiences working as a system administrator, this book will help you pick up practical tips on Ruby coding style, learn how to analyze and improve script performance, and make use of no-nonsense advice on scripting workflow, including testing and documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, you'll come to appreciate the sheer power of Ruby and the hundreds of benefits it offers for system administration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis book places equal emphasis on fundamental Ruby concepts as well as practical how-tos. \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIt uses examples from other languages to ease the transition to Ruby. \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe book is concise, entertaining, and informative—unlike many books aimed at system administrators, which can be overly long and stodgy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2007-06-27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781590598214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4302-0194-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 239\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47667472695436,"sku":"9781590598214","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781590598214.jpg?v=1776455138","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781590598214","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}