From: Bill Guindon Date: 2006-01-08T11:35:15+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby after the tutorial On 1/7/06, Daren wrote: > I am a PHP developer and have just begun to investigate Ruby. I have > looked through the online Pickaxe book and Why's Poignant guide, but I'm > anxious to get started programming with it. Unfortunately, I'm pretty > short on ideas on what to program that would increase my understanding > and proficiency with Ruby. What would you experts out there suggest for > a Ruby newcomer who has seen all the tutorials but wants to continue > learning? Is there something specific that you always code after > learning a language? Any ideas or resources would be appreciated? This is probably a good place to start for ideas: http://www.rubyquiz.com/ Poke through the archives, when you find one that interests you, give it a shot. You could also try to rewrite something small you've done in another language or try to start with a tool that you would like to have (file parser, website grabber, html cleaner, simple rss reader, etc). Whatever you try, it has to interest you, or you'll lose interest in it (and maybe Ruby). Happy Rubying :) > P.S. Replies like "Practice,Practice,Practice" would not answer my > question. Please be specific. > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla) The best answer to most questions is "it depends".