From: "J. Ryan Sobol" <ryansobol@...>
Date: 2006-01-02T15:11:35+09:00
Subject: Re: New to Ruby and Programming

Can you list and describe the programs you've developed in the past?   
Were they school related or side projects for fun or for profit?

~ ryan ~


On Jan 2, 2006, at 12:24 AM, Will Shattuck wrote:

> Hi folks. Happy New Year!
>
> I have lurked for a little bit to see what this list is like.  I am
> please to see how helpful people are.  I have a couple of questions
> for someone starting out with Ruby and Programming in general.
>
> Some background... I have some fundamental understanding of
> programming, but I have more holes in my foundation than not.  I work
> with some friends on a C# project, I learned some basics of Java so I
> kind of understand OOP.  But I still do not grasp a lot.
>
> My question:  Where should I start in learning to use Ruby?  I have
> some ideas, but I do not want to prejudice the discussion with my
> ideas.
>
> Also, I have a project in mind to use Ruby... A Nethack bot.  A friend
> programmed one in C# and I thought it would be fun to try and use
> Ruby.  I know I have a long way to go but it would be fun for me.
>
> Anyway, thanks for any advice and help you can offer in this new  
> adventure.
>
> Will
>
>
>
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>
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>