# FXRuby Book is Now in Print!

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**Created:** [April 9, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-book-is-now-in-print/134307 "2008-04-09T19:11:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lyle\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lyle\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lyle_J)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-book-is-now-in-print/134307/1 "2008-04-09T19:11:14Z")

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All,

I’m pleased to announce that the new book, “FXRuby: Create Lean and  
Mean GUIs with Ruby”, is now available in print:

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http://www.pragprog.com/titles/fxruby

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This is the first book ever dedicated to the subject of FOX and FXRuby  
application development. It is intended for software developers who  
are already comfortable with Ruby programming and who want to learn  
how to develop GUI applications with Ruby. No prior experience with  
GUI development is needed; the book is intended to be useful both to  
newcomers as well as those who have worked with other GUI toolkits in  
the past.

The purpose of this book is to give you a head start on developing GUI  
applications with Ruby and FXRuby through a combination of tutorial  
exercises and focused technical information. It isn’t a comprehensive  
book on FXRuby programming, and it’s not a reference manual. What this  
book will do is get you over the initial conceptual hurdles and equip  
you with the practical information that you need to build your own  
applications. So surf on over to the Pragmatic Programmers site and  
order your copy today!

– Lyle

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**Author:** ![Lyle\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lyle\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lyle_J)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-book-is-now-in-print/134307/2 "2008-04-09T20:20:07Z")

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On Thu, 2008-04-10 at 02:10 +0900, Lyle J. wrote:

> how to develop GUI applications with Ruby. No prior experience with  
> GUI development is needed; the book is intended to be useful both to  
> newcomers as well as those who have worked with other GUI toolkits in  
> the past.

Lyle’s interview on the pragmatic podcast is well worth a listen if  
you’re interested in what FOX is and what FxRuby provides:

[http://pragprog.com/podcasts](http://pragprog.com/podcasts)

Off to get the book now…

Yours,

Tom