From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-10-05T22:21:28+09:00
Subject: Re: K&R for Ruby?

On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 09:15:05PM +0900, Esmail Bonakdarian wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Is there a concise introduction/coverage of Ruby similar to how
> Kernighan & Ritchie did for C?
> 
> I am quite comfortable with programming, and I am currently reading
> "Programming Ruby" which I like, but it seems too much. Ie it makes
> Ruby seem like a very big language, perhaps it actually is?
> 
> I don't just want a simple reference, but something with a concise
> tutorial along the lines of K&R. Is there such a book?
If you don't mind a rails project being the example project, Ruby for
Rails by David Black is an excellent introduction to Ruby as a language.
> 
> Thanks,
> Esmail
> 
> ps: Ruby in a Nutshell seems a bit outdated and hasn't gotten very
>     good reviews.