Ruby is a programming language that's taking the open source world by
storm. This book is a comprehensive guide to utilizing and creating Ruby
Gems, ready-made Ruby code modules that can be easily added to Ruby and
Rails projects. This book is a comprehensive guide to utilizing and
creating Ruby Gems. Coverage provides an enormous code library that will
help developers improve their projects. It details 34 of the best and
most useful Gems, including ones to speed up web applications, process
credit card payments, produce PDF documents, read and update RSS feeds,
and acquire real-time shipping prices from FedEx and UPS. Each of these
also comes complete with actual use cases and code examples that readers
can immediately use in their own projects. In addition, the book
describes how readers can package and distribute their own Ruby Gems and
details how Gems differ between operating systems.