From: Timothy Hunter Date: 2006-12-19T05:05:53+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Cookbook, opinions? Louis J Scoras wrote: > On 12/18/06, Richard Conroy wrote: >> Taking a break from Holiday shopping I found that my local bookstore >> had this in stock. >> http://www.amazon.com/Cookbook-Cookbooks-OReilly-Lucas-Carlson/dp/0596523696/sr=8-1/qid=1166436153/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7539125-4031313?ie=UTF8&s=books >> >> >> I rather liked its examples based approach, which very much suits the >> way I learn. What do others think of it? Is there a book like it that >> is better than it? > > Here's another review you might find helpful: > http://www.urbanpuddle.com/articles/2006/12/15/book-review-ruby-cookbook > > I purchased both the Ruby Cookbook as well as The Ruby Way (2nd Ed). > Both are pretty similar in style, but I preferred the former. The > examples seemed to be more interesting to me. That said, if your > still learning ruby, the examples in the latter may be more useful, as > they seem to map more directly to actual language features. > > Like Pat said, I don't think you'd go wrong with either one. > > I agree heartily. I have both TRW and the Cookbook. Either would be a good addition to anybody's Ruby library. To supplement the Cookbook review, here's my review of _The Ruby Way_: http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259. Good luck!