From: dblack@...
Date: 2006-01-20T08:38:00+09:00
Subject: Re: My Thought on the "Pickaxe book" (from a Ruby novice)

Hi --

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006, Dave Howell wrote:

> Well, I'm sure somebody's going to write the "Learn Ruby in 14 days" book or 
> the "Ruby for Dummies" book or something else, and the Pickaxe book can just 
> be The Reference Book.

You could always chop 33% out of the 21 days book :-)

The Pickaxe is the Pickaxe.  Everyone gets something from it, and
probably different things, including (at least in my case) a ton of
tutorial benefit.  No need to pigeonhole it.  If it walks like a
tutorial and talks like a tutorial.... :-)


David

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