From: Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@...>
Date: 2006-08-04T06:32:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Re: I’m having a hard time learning ruby.

On 8/3/06, Mat Schaffer <schapht@gmail.com> wrote:
[ snip ]
> I share your frustration.  I have yet to find any really nice,
> interactive ruby documentation.  I think part of the problem is that
> the core of the language isn't even fully documented.  But ruby-
> doc.org is doing a lot of work to fix this problem.
>
> Contrary to a lot of people on this list, I don't recommend Pickaxe
> for introduction.  It is awesome reference, but I found it really dry
> as an introductory text.  If you have a good sense of humor and some
> patience, I'd recommend The Poignant Guide http://poignantguide.net/
> ruby/.
>
> Then to get some early practice with the ideas, I'd recommend
> rubyquiz.com.  There's a lot of nice little exercises there with lots
> of source code and analysis for each problem.  (Note: download all
> the solutions, as some of the older individual solutions reference
> mailing list archives that are no longer available).
>
> Finally, when you're stuck, ask a question here.  It's one of the
> nicest programming lists I've ever been on.
> -Mat
>
>
>

Have any of you tried why's "Try Ruby" ?

http://tryruby.hobix.com/

- rob

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