From: Dave Burt <dave@...>
Date: 2005-03-31T17:39:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Complete beginner in programming

""Pe�a, Botp"" <botp@delmonte-phil.com> suggested:
> Roger Grosswiler [mailto:roger@gwch.net] wrote:
> //i am a complete beginner in programming, i can handle some
> //lines in perl. Does anybody know a EASY source to learn
> //oo-programming?
>
> "Teach Yourself Ruby in 21 days" does not assume oo knowledge but will 
> lead
> you to the conlusion (unconsciously) that ruby is the easy/fun/powerful 
> way
> to learn oop :-)
>
> Much of oops failed because of the language implementation. Ruby will 
> change
> that. Just try it.

If you grab that book (I can't vouch for it myself), you can follow Al Abut 
as he blogs his 21 days of learning Ruby, starting here, just this past 
Monday:

http://alabut.com/nonsense/2005/03/ruby-self-tutorial-day-1-of-21-getting.html

You'll find a couple of parallel blogs linked from there, and if you want a 
commentary/narrative to learn with rather than from, then this could be just 
what you want.

Cheers,
Dave