From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-11-06T15:56:12+09:00
Subject: Re: can you recommend some easy ruby project for newbie?

William Ramirez wrote:
> I took a glance at Nathan's list, and most seem general enough to apply to
> Ruby.
> 
> Personally, I like to pick small, personal projects to learn a new language.
> I pick a repetitive task I do often and try to automate them. Your mileage
> may vary.

This is a good suggestion.  The Ruby Quizzes may be a source of 
interesting challenges, and the solutions are often good examples of 
clever Ruby hacking, but motivation when learning is key, and starting 
simple and expanding can be a good path.

Scratching your own itch, if even somewhat trivial, makes it personal. 
You can start small, automate a simple task, and then add features and 
try out better implementations over time.


James


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