Big in Japan

I was stunned and delighted to see Metaprogramming Ruby topping the Amazon.co.jp chart for English-language computer books. At one point, Amazon.co.jp even listed Metaprogramming Ruby amongst the 50 best selling English books overall! I could get a good sight of Dan Brown and Harry Potter from there (not to mention a lot of Michael Jackson biographies). It didn't last long, but it was nice to hang around with the big boys for a few hours.

As a first-time author, I couldn't have asked for more. To all the people in Japan who bought the book: thank you! Stay tuned, because there might be more news for you in a few months...

In print and shipping

Metaprogramming Ruby is back from the printers. Amazon should get it soon. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered!

Incoming...

After more than three years of work, Metaprogramming Ruby: Program Like the Ruby Pros finally hit the printers. It's time for me to pop open that special bottle.

Enjoy!

Bill is back, in article form!

Those of you who read the beta version of Metaprogramming Ruby already know Bill, the grumpy old Ruby mentor. If you didn't get enough of him yet, here's a treat for you.

The January 2010 issue of PragPub magazine contains a short article where Bill lectures you about the ins and outs of Ruby's nil value. In this article, I also introduce a couple of spells that fell on the cutting room floor as I struggled to make the book shorter: the Null Object spell and the Black Hole spell.

You can download PragPub for free (in formats suited for Kindles, iPhones and plain old-fashioned computers). Enjoy!