From: lists@...
Date: 2006-02-15T23:55:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting Started

Charlie, yes, that's what I'm wanting to do.  Create some small  
programs, maybe useful, maybe not, that will immerse me into the  
language.  The rubyquiz.com site seems kind of like what I'm talking  
about, but I'd like more practical and more well defined exercises,  
of course with accompanying solutions.  My problem is that at the  
moment I run my own business and time is limited and unfortunately I  
am drawing a blank at "small useful programs" that I can develop.  I  
do have some larger grandiose ideas, primarily aimed at RoR, so I've  
got this gulf separating me from where I am and to where I want to go...

Thanks for the input thus far!

-George




On Feb 15, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Charlie Bowman wrote:

I usually try to find a small tool that I would like to have and then
create it.  You'll learn a lot more by writing code than reading it.

On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 23:19 +0900, James Edward Gray II wrote:

> On Feb 15, 2006, at 8:01 AM, lists@southernohio.net wrote:
>
>> Any thoughts or ideas or material available that helps the rubber
>> hit the road more appropriately for folks like me?
>
> Obviously I am biased here, but are you aware of the Ruby Quiz[1]?
> Problems there range from easy to fairly tough, so I recommend
> shopping around for a problem that interests you.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> James Edward Gray II
>
> 1:  http://rubyquiz.com/
>
>
>