Practical Ruby for System Administration

• Main Author: Hamou, André Ben (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2007.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Software engineering.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.

Ruby has set the world on fire, proving itself a serious challenger to Perl and Python in all spheres. In particular, more and more people are discovering that Ruby's flexibility, superb feature set, and gentle learning curve make it a natural choice for system administration tasks, from the hu...

Table of Contents:

• What Ruby Can Do for You
• Common Tasks, Quick Solutions
• A Practical Look at Performance
• The Power of Metaprogramming
• Building Files the Smart Way
• Object Storage and Retrieval
• Working with Enterprise Data
• Networking for Fun and Profit
• Network Monitoring
• Extending Ruby: A Fistful of Gems
• Testing and Documentation
• The Future of Ruby.