The Anatomy of a Ruby Gem: Going From Zero to Sharing Code

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Explains exactly what a gem is and how to ship one: gems are gzipped Ruby file bundles with a gemspec that lists name version files dependencies and require_paths, a load‑path tweak to read the version constant, and an entry file under lib that RubyGems/Bundler activates. Demonstrates Bundler scaffolding (Ruby 2.5.1, Bundler 1.16.5), bin/console for live testing, RSpec and Travis CI stubs, rake tasks to build install and release, and publishing to RubyGems.org after credential setup, using an example gem Rb21 (Game of 21).

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:00Agenda
3. 2:17Gym Install
4. 7:32Gym Spec
5. 11:31Jim
6. 14:54Making a Gym
7. 17:06Building a Gem
8. 18:51Building a Ruby Gem
9. 24:16Setting Credentials
10. 26:43Conclusion

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