New from the Pragmatic Programmers

Programming Ruby, 3rd Ed.

Now available and new for Ruby 1.9, the updated version of this definitive classic is now available as a Beta Book.

If you use Ruby, or are new to Ruby and Rails and want to see what all the excitement is about, this book is for you.

There are other books on Ruby, but there's only one Pickaxe.

Advanced Rails Recipes

Now available in Beta. With the help of a community of Rails chefs in the kitchen, here are 72 new ways to kick your Rails apps up a notch. You'll learn how the pros have solved the tough problems using the most up-to-date Rails techniques (including Rails 2.0 features) so you can deliver your stunning web app quicker and easier.

Recent and Upcoming titles

Coming up Next:

Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer
Prototype and script.aculo.us: You never knew JavaScript could do this
Augmented Reality: A Practical Guide
FXRuby: Create Lean and Mean GUIs with Ruby
Rails for PHP Developers (Now in Beta)

Recently released:

Design Accessible Web Sites: 36 Keys to Creating Content for All Audiences and Platforms
GIS for Web Developers: Adding "Where" to your Web Applications

News from the Pragmatic Programmers

Greetings! As you can see, we've got a whole bunch of new titles to announce with even more on the way.

The new 3rd Edition of Programming Ruby is now available as a beta book, as is the long-awaited Advanced Rails Recipes. If you want to see just how much cool stuff you can do with JavaScript, I'm pleased to say that our Prototype and script.aculo.us book is on its way back from the printers this very minute, and we'll be shipping out the paper version early next week—with any luck from the post office, it might just be in time for Christmas.

If you haven't been to our web site lately, you're in for a treat! You can now set up an account to regenerate your PDF books, participate in our new forums, and take advantage of special offers (for instance, you'll get a great discount on the 3rd Edition Pickaxe if you've previously purchased it from us.)

We've also moved to a new email publishing vendor. If you signed up for our original "Announce" mailing list, you're on this new mailing list. If you created an account on our new website, and checked the box indicating that you wanted to see email from us, then you're on this list as well. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the link below, or by setting your preferences in your account.

Thanks for your continued support, and Happy Holidays,

Andy & Dave
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