Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Page 1 4th bullet |
the bullet: "New sytax primitives", spelling should be Syntax, right? This error also happens on page 195 when referring to special sytaxes. Perhaps this is correct and just a word that I'm not familiar with. Thanks. |
Ryan Grow | Dec 01, 2014 | Mar 10, 2015 | |
Page 11 Paragraph after Solution |
The new keyword arguments ability has complicated the way you can potentially define a method, so here is an example of the most complicated method definition you can __possible__ do now that has every permutation in it. |
Poch | Sep 11, 2014 | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| PDF, ePub, Mobi | Page 311 2nd paragraph |
First sentence of the second paragraph of chapter 9. 'Strict languages enforce strong typing, usually at compile type: ...' I believe it should be compile time, not type. |
Anonymous | May 14, 2014 | Mar 10, 2015 |
Page 490 Bottom of page under "See Also" |
The link following "Information on scripting Excel in Ruby" (http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?ScriptingExcel) leads to a dead / non-existent website. (In fact, the domain seems to be up for sale.) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 10, 2014 | Mar 10, 2015 |