Ruby Wizardry: An Introduction to Programming for Kids. This item is unavailable.Ruby Wizardry: An Introduction to Programming for Kids

The Ruby programming language is perfect for beginners: easy to learn, powerful, and fun to use! But wouldn't it be more fun if you were learning with the help of some wizards and dragons? Ruby Wizardry is a playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you'll learn real programming skills, like how to: Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and strings Work with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menu; Control program flow with loops and conditionals to help the Royal Plumber; Test your wild and crazy ideas in IRB and save your programs as scripts; Create a class of mini-wizards, each with their own superpower!; Organize and reuse your code with methods and lists; Write your own amazing interactive stories using Ruby Along the way, you'll meet colourful characters from around the kingdom, like the hacker Queen, the Off-White Knight, and Wherefore the minstrel. Ruby Wizardry will have you (or your little wizard) hooked on programming in no time. For ages 10+ (and their parents!).

Eric Weinstein has helped millions of people learn to program through Codecademy, where he designed and authored the Ruby curriculum and contributed courses on Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and PHP. He has also taught creative writing to undergraduates and veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at NYU, where he was a Veterans Writing Workshop Fellow. He writes Ruby for a living in New York City.