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24 alternatives to My free Ruby book PDF (CC license)
The source is available right here https://github.com/ro31337/rubyisforfun
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My free Ruby book PDF (CC license) launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Contribute to ro31337/rubyisforfun development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, I recently published my ebook on GNU awk one-liners [1]. It starts from the basics of awk syntax and then discusses one-liner examples. There's a chapter on regular expressions as well. The github repo has the details on how to get the PDF version, all the example files and code snippets used in the book, sample chapters as well the markdown source used to generate the PDF. I made all my ebooks [2] free last month amidst the pandemic fears. These include GNU grep & ripgrep, GNU sed and three books on regular expressions (Python, Ruby, JavaScript). I'd appreciate your feedback and hope…
2020 · its alternatives →
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I am excited to announce the launch of my e-book on Graphics/WebGPU programming! This project has consumed much of my spare time, during which I developed various tools to facilitate the publishing process, including a code playground and a static site generator that can reference sample codes. However, I'm feeling burnt out and ready to call it finished, even though it may not feel completely done. Avoiding another abandoned side project has been my primary motivation in reaching this point.
2024 · shi-yan.github.io · its alternatives →
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2020 · learnbyexample.github.io · its alternatives →
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The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…
Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →
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My book on "GNU grep and ripgrep" is free to download today and tomorrow [1][2] Code snippets, example files and sample chapters are available on GitHub [3] The book uses plenty of examples and regular expressions are also covered from scratch. The book is suitable for beginners as well as serves as a reference. Hope you find it useful, I would be grateful for your feedback and suggestions. I used pandoc+xelatex [4] to generate the pdf. [1] https://gumroad.com/l/gnugrep_ripgrep [2] https://leanpub.com/gnugrep_ripgrep [3]…
2019 · its alternatives →
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Hello. This year I dived into UI/UX area and at the same time I work as a web developer. I sincerely love making good UI. But at my full time job it's not always possible due to different reasons =\ So I've been posting random UI/UX staff on Twitter, then I made a free book that had 50 tips (posted it here as well). I decided to finish this year by collecting everything I learned and here it is: https://akcium.gumroad.com/l/ui-ux-tips. This time it's a paid one. But, you can check ~20 pages of it, just go to…
2021 · its alternatives →
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An interactive book introducing programming with ClojureScript
2017 · langintro.com · its alternatives →
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Open source version of the Rails Upgrade Handbook. Contribute to jm/rails_upgrade_guide development by creating an account on GitHub.
2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The world's first 'fully' open source book
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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A Ruby programming tutorial for journalists, researchers, investigators, scientists, analysts and anyone else in the business of finding information and making it useful and visible. Programming experience not required, but provided.
2011 · ruby.bastardsbook.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Ruby▲107An illustrated storybook teaching Ruby to kids
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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rubypilot.com is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.
2024 · rubypilot.com · its alternatives →
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A book about learning Ruby & coding in general
2016 · learnrubythehardway.org · its alternatives →
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2013 · lispwebtales.ppenev.com · its alternatives →
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The publishers web page is https://leanpub.com/haskell-cookbook The book is for sale for a minimum price of $4, available to read online, and the PDF, Kindle, and iPad versions are released under a Creative Commons share and share alike with attribution, no commercial reuse license so you can share with your friends (legally, and with my blessings). I have released books before with a free version and still made enough in sales to support writing new books.
2016 · its alternatives →
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2014 · apionrails.icalialabs.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I wrote a short book about the fundamental aspects of Clojure. The target audience is programmers with at least minimal experience who want to learn how to express solutions in Clojure (and perhaps in LISP, generally). If the price is a bit too steep for you, send me an email (address in bio), and I'll provide a discount coupon. If you can't afford it all, and believe the material may help you for studying or interview preparations, I can send you a free copy.
2025 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →
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