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So far, you’ll have acquired an impression of the basics of Ruby—its flavor, if you will. Forme, what really sets it apart is the way in which it facilitates metaprogramming. Of course, this is a somewhat nebulous statement if one hasn’t properly defined what class of programming is worthy of such a prefix (see the sidebar “Meta ⋯ What?”).
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(2007). The Power of Metaprogramming. In: Practical Ruby for System Administration. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0194-6_4
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