Description:

Ruby is not just a great language for creating web apps, it's perfectly suited to creating command line applications as well! You'll learn what "awesome" means for a command line app, why you should make even your lowliest script awesome, and then the various ways in which Ruby makes it possible, including an overview of several gems that make it all a snap. We'll talk about everything from the simplest automation script, to full blown git-style command-line application suites.