I was unsure of what to write about this week and then I remembered that I had been meaning to post something to promote and give away a hard copy of a book that No Starch Press was kind enough to give me for free.
Below I’ll give you some simple instructions on how you can win my brand new copy of The Book of Ruby by Huw Collingbourne. You’ll never believe what you have to do to qualify for this one! (Note the sarcasm.) But first, a description of the book.
What’s The Book of Ruby?
Below is part of the description from the book’s page on No Starch Press:
Ruby is famous for being easy to learn, but most users only scratch the surface of what it can do. While other books focus on Ruby’s trendier features, The Book of Ruby reveals the secret inner workings of one of the world’s most popular programming languages, teaching you to write clear, maintainable code.
You’ll start with the basics—types, data structures, and control flows—and progress to advanced features like blocks, mixins, metaclasses, and beyond. Rather than bog you down with a lot of theory, The Book of Ruby takes a hands-on approach and focuses on making you productive from day one.
Contest Requirements
Here are the requirements to qualify to win:
#1. Tweet a link to this post
You have to tweet a link to this article to qualify. If you don’t do Twitter, then you don’t qualify. If you don’t know how to find the URL for this post, then I really don’t think this book is for you. :)
The tweet must have the phrase “Book Giveaway: The Book of Ruby” in it and it must have a direct or shortened link to this post.
#2. Post a Comment With a Link to Your Tweet
After you tweet a link to this post, you need to prove that you did this by linking to your tweet. Post a link to your tweet in the comments section below (only one entry allowed per person). If you can’t figure out how to find a direct link to a single tweet, then, again, I must say that this book will probably be a little too much for you. :)
#3. Use a Valid Email Address in Your Comment
If you win, I have to be able to contact you to get shipping info, so please use a real email address. If you mistype your address then you won’t qualify.
(Cheap) Shipping is on Me
This is a hard copy version of the book, so naturally I will have to ship the book to the winner. I will pay the shipping to anywhere in the world but I reserve the right to use the cheapest shipping option, if necessary. Sometimes it’s quite expensive to ship to remote locations, so expect slow shipping unless you’re willing to pay the difference. I live in Canada, so anywhere in North America should be reasonable and fast.
The winner will be a randomly chosen comment that meets all the qualifications mentioned above.
I’ll leave the contest open for exactly two weeks from the date of this post. Now get tweeting!
I would like the book!
https://twitter.com/#!/ingoclaro/status/167572041162162176
Yay, I want a book as well!
https://twitter.com/#!/nev3rm0re/status/167584701534568448
https://twitter.com/#!/henshinger/status/167592275927506945
So far I have a 33% chance of winning. Let’s hope it stays that way.
I would like to win the book.
I’m starting learning Ruby this year.
https://twitter.com/#!/ElvisMiranda/status/167592048277463040
Thanks!
https://twitter.com/#!/alvinashcraft/status/167597194206134273
https://twitter.com/#!/kristofclaes/status/167597602987180033
Tank you!
http://twitter.com/#!/rrraaafff/status/167598814750973954
I definitely want to start learning Ruby.
https://twitter.com/#!/bartleemans/status/167606429098835969
http://www.twitter.com/rwgodfrey/status/167609059749527553
https://twitter.com/#!/valicp/status/167613487823065088 – this is it
Would love this book. Going to my first Ruby user group meeting tonight and could do with some Ruby reading material
https://twitter.com/#!/irwinj/status/167619488060162048
https://twitter.com/#!/barmybuckle/status/167623529485975553
Thanks!
Awesome :)
https://twitter.com/#!/geekgirlweb/status/167628042783571970
Thanks for the opportunity. I’ve reading about Ruby and can’t wait to learn more.
Here’s my tweet:
https://twitter.com/#!/nataliav/status/167628010936209408
Hope I win!
https://twitter.com/#!/psperkins/status/167637194310299649
Someone has to win, so it might as well be me, right?
https://twitter.com/#!/pocketmoneyman/status/167641383895707648
I will win!
here my tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/stooni/status/167644186877767680
Thanks
Me too please!!
http://twitter.com/mithunster/statuses/167647110638993408
Send it over.
https://twitter.com/#!/gchetrick/status/167667988152074240
https://twitter.com/#!/odoenet/status/167668927516782593
Yay!
https://twitter.com/#!/nostarch/status/167667385329917953
I’m sorry to be decreasing everyone else’s odds of winning (really not that sorry though). https://twitter.com/#!/ben_p/status/167691598786863105
Good luck everyone.
Ben made me do this.
https://twitter.com/#!/Zhroom_42/status/167701777846775808
Just kidding, he didn’t really
https://twitter.com/#!/Zhroom_42/status/167701777846775808
https://twitter.com/#!/dannyrich/status/167734041792090113
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
tweeted: http://twitter.com/left_the_stars/status/167739015343251456
I really want this book. :) https://twitter.com/#!/annavester/status/167738860187549696
Thanks: https://twitter.com/#!/bumiga/status/167743941821743105
Thanks for the chance to with this Ruby book. https://twitter.com/#!/brentrobbins/status/167796674486480896
Yay! Free Ruby! Please and thanks!
https://twitter.com/#!/jnettik/status/167830141362388995
I would love the book as well
https://twitter.com/#!/LulesSaurus/status/167856479167197184
If i win i’ll learn ruby. I was planning since long time to learn this language but not making this in action. If i won i’ll learn. Hope i can win let see this make me learn this or not.
https://twitter.com/#!/msankhala/status/167884513001750528
Thank you!
https://twitter.com/madr/status/167932995364335617
It would be nice :-)
https://twitter.com/#!/m_kasprzyk/status/167948062826840064
Thanks!
Thank you !
https://twitter.com/#!/niclupien/status/167948484442468355
Hell yes! :)
https://twitter.com/#!/haliphax/status/167983266870214656
I’m a web designer without programming skills, but I wish I had at least some entry level familiarity to be able to tweak things on my own. I see PHP everywhere, but if Ruby is the most popular, how and where is it used? I guess I’ll have to win the book to find out more. ;-)
https://twitter.com/#!/Metarazzi/status/168007297770078210
randomly choose me!
https://twitter.com/#!/modenadude/status/168137208241455104
https://twitter.com/#!/pab_men/status/168798507564662784
:)
I would love this book!
https://twitter.com/#!/nutsnuttymamma/status/169072854288175105
I would love having this book! thank’s for the chance.
https://twitter.com/#!/artificemm/status/169121972314312704
Good luck all; my tweet can be seen here: http://twitter.com/srpsco/statuses/169288784360374273
sweetoh (as happosai used to say! :D )
https://twitter.com/#!/augustowloch/status/169455235155230720
I’m starting with Ruby!
https://twitter.com/#!/strusia/status/169462642212208642
https://twitter.com/#!/_sibudi/status/169465867707486208
Would be so great to get it, thanks – nice idea.
https://twitter.com/#!/axelmichel/status/169548281716817920
Excellent idea, and I learned how to link to an individual tweet in the process.
Time to learn some Ruby!
https://twitter.com/QueryCreative/statuses/169843649843179520
I’m excited about learning Ruby!!
https://twitter.com/#!/peterbaio
https://twitter.com/#!/huncyrus
Neeeeeed moar!
i’m learning ruby right now and win this book would be great :)
https://twitter.com/#!/herinxi/status/171463390580060160
Here it is:
https://twitter.com/#!/dehiv/status/171568644990566400
https://twitter.com/#!/DefensForce/status/172041802096971777
Choose us :)