Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Roadmap Ruby.new Classes, Objects, and Variables Containers, Blocks, and Iterators Standard Types More About Methods Expressions Exceptions, Catch, and Throw Modules Basic Input and Output Threads and Processes When Trouble Strikes Ruby and Its World Ruby and the Web Ruby Tk Ruby and Microsoft Windows Extending Ruby The Ruby Language Classes and Objects Locking Ruby in the Safe Reflection, ObjectSpace, and Distributed Ruby Built-in Classes and Methods Standard Library Object-Oriented Design Libraries Network and Web Libraries Microsoft Windows Support Embedded Documentation Interactive Ruby Shell Support