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Section 1: Welcome to Ruby — Your First Steps in Code

Begin your programming journey here. Discover why Ruby was designed around human ergonomics, start your first interactive session in IRB, and master core primitives.

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Lesson 1: 1.1 Saying Hello: Your First Conversation with Ruby

Meet Yukihiro Matsumoto's language, understand how the terminal works, and execute your first lines of code in Ruby's interactive environment.

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Lesson 2: 1.2 Objects and Actions: Everything Has a Superpower

In Ruby, almost every value is an object with built-in methods. Learn how to invoke methods, handle NoMethodError messages, and inspect return values.

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Lesson 3: 1.3 Words, Numbers & Memory Boxes: Storing Your Ideas

Understand variables as memory references, use string interpolation instead of concatenation, and master the practical distinction between Strings and Symbols.

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