From: Gene Tani <gene.tani@...>
Date: 2006-02-17T12:38:28+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting Started


BK wrote:
> I find "Learn to Program", by Chris Pine, pretty useful for anybody who
> wants to learn ruby, even if they are first timer. The book has some
> cool exercises to try out. You can order a PDF, instead of buying a
> hard copy.
>
> http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_ltp/index.html

Chris Pine's book is quite good, and also
http://poignantguide.net/ruby/

A lot of learning ruby is learning a text editor and how the class libs
are laid out, and reading error messages.  So download Arachno Ruby and
ActiveState komodo trial software, (also google c.l.r to see about ruby
plug-ins vim, emacs, Jedit,TextMate and Eclipse), start spewing code,
and familiarize yourself with the 1.6 builtins:

http://www.rubycentral.com/ref/