From: ChrisH <chris.hulan@...>
Date: 2006-11-03T04:55:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Just a question to throw out there...

Skotty wrote:
> Yah David,
>
> Maybe it's just my own lack of comprehension I just don't know why none of
> this is sticking. I've been dabbling with Ruby for a good month now and only
> know the very basics.
>
...

Have a look at this research paper
(http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/paper1.pdf).
It offers to explain why some people take to programming like a
fish to water, and others seem to never get the hang of it.
Maybe it will help you decide where you sit.


In any case, keep plugging at it.  I hear the Chris Pine's 'Learn to
Program' is good, and you can also look at 'Programming Ruby'
(first edition is included with Ruby and available online [I like this
version http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/])

Have a look at the Ruby Quiz (http://rubyquiz.com/), lots of good
relatively short and idiomatic Ruby code.

cheers
Chris