From: James Britt Date: 2006-10-05T23:03:37+09:00 Subject: Re: K&R for Ruby? Richard Conroy wrote: > On 10/5/06, Logan Capaldo wrote: > >> 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. > > > Actually I have to second this. *Ruby for Rails* has an excellent > introduction to Ruby (about the first 4 chapters have to be read > fairly linearly, after that the chapters become very domain > specific). > > Just because its 4 chapters, don't assume that it is a lightweight > introduction either. But, good as the book is (i.e., very good), it is not (nor does it contain) a K&R-style coverage of Ruby. -- James Britt "If you don't write it down, it never happened." - (Unknown)