From: Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@...>
Date: 2006-03-15T14:04:04+09:00
Subject: Re: [ADV] Best of Ruby Quiz now available

Yes, that is great cover.

I just want to start the thanks to JEGII for all the work he does on
Ruby Quiz (and lots of other things in this community.) I'm really not
sure how he finds time to do all he does, and in fact now that this
book is out maybe he can write a time management book ;)

Regards,
Ryan

On 3/14/06, Dave Thomas <dave@pragprog.com> wrote:
> Ruby folk:
>
> Quizmeister James Edward Gray II selected the best 25 Ruby Quizzes
> from last year, then carefully collected answers and annotated them.
> The result is "The Best of Ruby Quiz", a wonderful book which will
> teach any Ruby programmer new techniques and approaches to coding.
>
> If you want to hone your programming skills, stick to the front part
> of the book and enjoy challenging yourself solving the quizzes. And,
> once you've done that, turn to the solutions section in the back for
> an in-depth discussion of the answers. These cover more than just an
> analysis of the approach taken. As well, you'll find descriptions of
> optimization techniques, test-driven development, algorithm
> selection, and even how to write programs that cheat.
>
> Check it out at http://pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/fr_quiz
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> (oh, and I happen to think it's one of our nicer looking covers, too...)
>
>
>