The new Practical Ruby Gems is ideal for Java Web developers who now use Rails and wish to extend the functionality of their projects. Ruby Gems are ready-made Ruby code modules that can be easily added to Ruby and Rails projects.
To learn more about Ruby Gems, read this chapter excerpt, freely available.
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