From: Raju Gandhi Date: 2006-11-03T05:05:17+09:00 Subject: Re: Just a question to throw out there... ------=_Part_5413_2158277.1162497914571 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hey!!! Another good book to work with Ruby is *Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby * I found this book to be both fun and useful. Of course in my opinion the Pickaxe book (Programming Ruby) is one of the best books for Ruby (and maybe even on programming) out there... Again, Good luck... On 11/2/06, ChrisH wrote: > > 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 > > > ------=_Part_5413_2158277.1162497914571--