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Learn the basic foundational building blocks of programming, starting from the very beginning. Existing developers will be able to quickly pick up Ruby syntax, while new programmers will enjoy a smooth introduction to programming concepts. This book is required reading as part of the course work at Launch School.

Learn the basics of Structured Query Language, and understand how to manipulate and query data in modern relational databases. This book is required reading as part of the course work at Launch School.

This book goes beyond simple Scala usage and covers some advanced topics. It explores techniques that are usually considered non-trivial and shows their use in real projects. We cover type classes, iteratees, category theory and look at some purely functional libraries. If you already know Scala but want to go deeper, this is the book for you

A concise step-by-step guide to the Scala ecosystem This book takes a very practical approach to teaching Scala. It begins by showing you just enough basics to get started and then guides you through the process of building a technology-packed real-world Web application using popular backend and frontend technologies. Overall, the book provides a great introduction to the Scala ecosystem.

This appendix is a quick super fast course in using the command line. It is intended to be done rapidly in about a day or two, and not meant to teach you advanced shell usage.

Welcome to Learn Ruby the Hard Way, 3rd Edition.