Enterprise Integration with Ruby

this is a really great book. it is the perfect companion toProgramming Ruby. it explains in an very easy way how to use XML, SOAP, databases, LDAP and more with Ruby.and there is a great chapter about rake.the examples are easy to follow and the writing style is fun.the book really shows what Ruby can do for your daily life as a programmer, but also shows where it still has it's limitations.the author really knows his subject and I have found noerrors or typos in the book.if you use Ruby, this book is highly recommended !!

I think this is a great book for someone who already knows a little bit about Ruby to learn how to use it within their heterogeneous environment.Like most books that develop a continually growing sample application, this book is best read end-to-end. However each section can be read on it's own, allowing the reader to skip to the section most relevant at a given time. Each section has a very clearly defined purpose, and where possible Maik describes multiple ways of achieving a given goal, plus he explains potential pitfalls (all with a gentle humor and easy going style that makes this book a pleasure to read).This is not a beginner's book - as identified on the back cover, and in the introductory text - you are expected to know some Ruby before attempting this book. However writing for a more skilled audience may be the reason for my only complaint: the assumption that the reader will be familiar with how to set up the environment(s) necessary to work through the examples. For example, there is no explanation of how to set up the Oracle tables or data - even a single sentence stating that SQL scripts could be found on the website would have made this a little more helpful. This is a very minor issue though, and unlikely to cause major problems for most readers.This is a very good book, and one that I am likely to continually refer to for considerable time.

Very useful book showing you various techniques - databases, XML, SOA, testing, deployment etc even things like how Ruby can work with Java. You need to know Ruby but the code is not unintelligible. This fits nicely with "Everyday Scripting" in turning you new knowledge of Ruby into a full toolkit to support your professional work.