#Pickaxe una plataforma para crear apps de #IA sin elevados conocimientos técnicos… https://wwwhatsnew.com/2023/08/26/pickase-para-crear-aplicaciones-de-ia-sin-necesidad-de-habilidades-tecnicas/amp/

#Bottle people on the fedi? Hi

I find remains of old drinking camps in the bush so often that I rarely stop to investigate (I think I saw three yesterday). This one caught my eye.

They're in good condition, so I wouldn't think they'd be particularly old. The SA pickaxe trademark symbol and the '... remains property of victoria...' both make some sense as this is near the vic/sa border.

Edit: #Mosstodon #GlassBottles #SouthAustralia #Pickaxe

I wanted a new piece for my Minecraft streams at https://www.twitch.tv/ra_zim and Teo wanted to draw Razor, so this piece was born!

Art by Teo

Copyright & Firedog Belong to https://linktr.ee/Ra_Zim

#furry #razorthefiredog #firedog #canid #greyfur #blackhair #stripes #male #anthro #canine #orangeeyes #paws #elementalhumanoid #elementalcreature #plantigrade #pawpads #pinkpawpads #paddedpalms #firestone #necklace #jewelry #tail #vest #wrappings #socks #footwear #torch #pickaxe #teoartist #solo

I've just gotten my notification that the #pickaxe book beta 5 has been released.

The book is now complete and reviewed and currently undergoing copyedit.

You (yes, you) can purchase the ebook at

https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

and be secure in the knowledge that it's a complete book that probably still has a few typos.

Thanks very much to the reviewers who contributed ideas and helped fact-check!

I get these "cosplay pieces" to go with my streams. I haven't done much with this guy, his name isn't even creative at all (it's just Zivee XD), but either way, this piece was for my Minecraft streams over at https://www.twitch.tv/ra_zim 

Art by https://twitter.com/starwolfskin 

Copyright & Zivee Belong to https://linktr.ee/Ra_Zim

#furry #ZiveeRaZim #pickaxe #minecraft #creeperminecraft #brownfur #greyfur #headband #armor #chesttuft #gloves #anklet #pawpads #blackpawpads #orangeeyes #fantasy

More #pickaxe #book

I’m not sure I've said it out loud, but I'm extremely pleased with how the book has turned out, I think it fills the goals of:

* Bringing the existing information up-to-date with syntax, library, ecosystem, and community standards
* Being a good intro for developers new to Ruby
* Still having depth for intermediate/advanced Ruby developers (I learned a ton…)

It's been so much fun to work on.

I hope you all like it.

Pleased to say that I've turned in the production-ready draft of the #pickaxe #ruby book today.

This takes into account many, many comments from reviewers, for which I am quite grateful.

You can purchase the current version at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

A new beta will be forthcoming shortly with the corrections, and then it's off to production.

Are there questions I can answer for you?

Now to post this on seven million social media apps, as required by law.

One more question:

In its reference section, the previous version of the #pickaxe book separates built-in classes from standard library classes. In contrast, the Ruby official documentation lists classes alphabetically without separating built-in core from standard library.

The new version of the book has a more curated discussion of most useful classes and methods. In that discussion, which do you think is more true about the split between core classes and standard library:

Beta 4 of the #pickaxe book has been released and is available for purchase at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

* The final two chapters have been added to Part V
* The final two appendixes have been added

Plus some of the reference layout in Part V was cleaned up to be more consistent.

This makes the book draft-complete.

I know one place for sure that covers this #pickaxe… https://ruby.social/@davetron5000/110312979268360083

A bunch of book sales today:

It’s the last day to get 35% off the #pickaxe book with the code RailsConf_Atlanta.

Both Modern Front-End Development for Rails and Modern CSS with Tailwind second editions are 50% off this week with code WEBDEV2023.

#rails #ruby

All available at https://pragprog.com

Haven't updated here in a bit, #pickaxe status is that the draft page count is now 617, and I'm working on the final chapter, plus there are two appendices that need to be updated from previous version text.

I'm hopeful that the draft-complete beta will be out mid-May and we will also start technical review at that point.

(Watch this space for information if you want to be a reviewer)

Welcome to #railsconf!

Happy to be here!

I’ve got a coupon code for the #pickaxe book.

RailsConf_Atlanta

Good for 35% off until May 5

Purchase the book at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

Thanks!

RT @noelrap
Week 1 of the Pragmatic Spring sale, with 50% off the #pickaxe book with coupon code CODING2023 ends at midnight tonight -- get the book at:

https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

Full details and week 2 sale books at https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2023-04-12.html

Week 1 of the Pragmatic Spring sale, with 50% off the #pickaxe book with coupon code CODING2023 ends at midnight tonight -- get the book at:

https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

Full details and week 2 sale books at https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2023-04-12.html

I have gotten basically zero feedback on the new API replacement chapters in the #pickaxe and I'm really curious what people think — helpful? Not enough details? Missing something important?

RT @noelrap
Looks like the #pickaxe book and a few other PragProg titles are 50% off this week with the coupon code CODING2023 -- through April 13

Buy it at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

And see the full list at

https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2023-04-05.html

RT @noelrap
Looks like the #pickaxe book and a few other PragProg titles are 50% off this week with the coupon code CODING2023 -- through April 13

Buy it at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

And see the full list at

https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2023-04-05.html

Looks like the #pickaxe book and a few other PragProg titles are 50% off this week with the coupon code CODING2023 -- through April 13

Buy it at https://pragprog.com/titles/ruby5/programming-ruby-3-2-5th-edition/

And see the full list at

https://media.pragprog.com/newsletters/2023-04-05.html

What's weird is that the version 4 #pickaxe API says it uses File::Separator, but the official Ruby docs say "Returns a new string formed by joining the strings using “/“.

And now I'm puzzled.

The TruffleRuby implementation uses File::Separator.

I'm going to have to go pull out the Windows laptop, aren't I…