From: Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@...>
Date: 2006-12-08T02:58:47+09:00
Subject: Re: smalltalk resources for ruby hackers?

On 12/5/06, Giles Bowkett <gilesb@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been coding in Ruby almost exclusively for about six months, and
> playing with advanced features. My background is a little Ruby, a
> little Python, a little Java, and a ton of Perl. Any advice on
> learning Smalltalk, going from Ruby?

The SmallTalk Best Practices by Beck book gets high praise all over
the place, even from Ruby or Java programmers who aren't planning on
learning Smalltalk.  I've wanted to buy it for a long time but the $60
price has kept on the wishlist for a long time...

amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Smalltalk-Best-Practice-Patterns-Kent/dp/013476904X

- rob