Hello, Ruby

An introduction to Ruby which featured a live coding example of writing a library for the Coderwall User API

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1. > puts 'Hello, Ruby'
2. A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
3. A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
4. A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
5. Ecosystem UNIXy Installing RVM, rbenv Libraries Rubygems / bundler Build Tool Rake Testing Minitest (built in), RSpec Web Frameworks Rack, Sinatra, Rails Books Learn Ruby The Hard Way The Well Grounded Rubyist
6. Writing Ruby Ruby Doc Ruby Style Guide Ruby Toolbox Rubygems Thoughtbot Trail Map
8. ?
9. Thanks! Tutorial based on http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/ruby/writing-an-api-wrapper-in-ruby-with-tdd
10. #ruby
11. @cardiffrb