From: Saynatkari Date: 2005-04-15T12:31:04+09:00 Subject: Re: newbie needs help Phoenix wrote: > I tried a while back to learn how to program using Visual Basic 5, but I > could never really grasp it. I haven't had a lot of that problem with Ruby > thus far, but I'm having trouble finding good beginner tutorials out there > for people who haven't ever programmed before. I'm the kind of person who > needs someone to "hold my hand" in the beginning before I can do a lot by > myself. Can anyone help? Chris Pine's site is pretty good for the non-programmer: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ Once you graduate that, Programming Ruby (freely available on the web and for a fee at your local bookstore) will get you really started. > Tiffany Ellis E