From: Sy Date: 2005-04-14T03:36:04+09:00 Subject: Re: On motivating a Ruby nubie Well.. I started a little project for this idea: http://sysy.homeip.net/mw/index.php/The_Ruby_Nuby On 4/13/05, Tanner Burson wrote: > Strangely enough, I often find that re-inventing the wheel is exactly > what helps me learn the most. I pick something I find at least useful > to me, then attempt to implement it myself, "fixing" anything I > disliked about the original. This method helps me have a clear "end > case" in mind, otherwise my projects tend to ramble on and never > really get finished. That's exactly what I was thinking myself. There's always some piece of me that thinks it's kindof dirty.. and possibly even insulting to the original author. But what else can be done? I don't want to be unhappy because of someone else's solution to a problem. Maybe one day I can implement 4DOS scripting with Ruby.. but I'll start with small problems and their simple tools. -- On 4/13/05, Glenn Parker wrote: > Find a pragmatic goal, and the rest will follow. Excellent point.