From: Pistos Christou <jesusrubsyou.5.pistos@...>
Date: 2006-03-30T01:33:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Black Belt

Peter Szinek wrote:
> got too time consuming. To sum it up: to get to the next level you
> needed to apply some python technique/module (like regexps, loading a
> web page, IO, gfx, GUI, etc) and it was gradually getting harder and

> what was different in the case of the python challenge: it was
> hierarchical, and in a very natural yet funny way it somehow certified
> your skills in python/programming (i.e. if you got yourself to level X,
> you had some experience with regexps, IO, web, UI, ...). I think this is
> the kind of certificate which would be interesting to see in Ruby as
> well - and not the Java style experience-with-obscurity-is-knowledge
> style crap.

I tentatively agree with the others about official certification, but 
this idea of some sort of online interface that covers all (or many) of 
the features, tools, libs, etc. of Ruby in an interactive, educational 
fashion sounds appealing.

Certainly, if there were a site that advertised itself with "Want to get 
better at Ruby and have fun doing it?  Visit http://....." I would click 
in an instant.  :)

Perhaps all Dmitry needs is a name change (of the idea, not him).  I 
think the rough concept is worth brainstorming around and sculpting.

Pistos

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