From: Martin DeMello Date: 2004-12-30T17:47:19+09:00 Subject: Re: Best ways to accelerate Ruby's popularity Mark Bennett wrote: > I just learned Python a few months ago when I started a new job. One > of my coworkers recommended the excellent Dive Into Python book. > (http://www.diveintopython.org) It's good because it's relatively > short, and directed towards someone who has programmed before. It also > focuses on teach by giving examples of things you do in your code on a > daily basis, so I've found it to be a good resource even now that I > consider myself fairly comfortable with Python. Another great beginning-to-intermediate level book is Practical Common Lisp (http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/). We could definitely take some inspiration from that. martin