From: MikkelFJ <mikkelj-anti-spam@...1.dknet.dk>
Date: 2001-07-24T03:07:04+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:18365] Re: Ruby Book


"Tom Malone" <tom@hurstlinks.com> wrote in message
news:MPM67.8887$YK4.871756@e420r-atl1.usenetserver.com...
> Hello all!
>
> >From what I have been told, Programming Ruby is an excellent book on
Ruby.
> However, I am fairly new to programming (intermediate JavaScript skills
and
> some PHP experience) and found it a little advanced for my experience
level.

One of the best introductions to Ruby is the Doctor Dobbs Journal article on
Ruby.

http://www.ddj.com/articles/2001/0101/0101b/0101b.htm

I'm afraid it is a lot easier to grasp if you are already an experienced
programmer, and can appreciate the elegant solutions presented in the Ruby
examples.
But it is nonetheless a brilliant article. Although the article is written
by the authors of "Programming Ruby", it is much more accessible.

Mikkel