Exploring Everyday Things with R and Ruby

Programming is not just for geeks. If you're curious about how things work, and want to get programmatic solutions to everyday problems, this intriguing book will help you find what you're looking for. By using some fundamental math and simple Ruby and R constructs, you'll learn how to model the problem and work toward a solution. Discover reasons why things are the way they ar...

Programming is not just for geeks. If you're curious about how things work, and want to get programmatic solutions to everyday problems, this intriguing book will help you find what you're looking for. By using some fundamental math and simple Ruby and R constructs, you'll learn how to model the problem and work toward a solution. Discover reasons why things are the way they are by spelunking data freely available on the Internet. You'll model and simulate environments and systems, and then observe and analyze the results. See the world around you through programming eyes.

Sau Sheong Chang，是新加坡惠普实验室的应用研究主管，已经从事软件开发工作17年，主要专注于与云计算和数据相关的系统。他在当地开发者社区颇有名望，并且作为演讲者活跃在众多技术大会上。在本书之前，他出版过《Ruby on Rails Mashup Projects》和《Cloning Internet Applications with Ruby》两部著作。