Shows how to use the REST architectural style to create web sites that can be used by computers as well as machines, providing basic rules for using REST and real-life examples of such Web services.

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Provides information on using the Ruby programming language, covering such topics as strings and arrays, XML processing, Ruby on Rails, databases, and graphics.