From: gregarican Date: 2007-01-30T23:10:05+09:00 Subject: Re: learning tools for a novice I would agree with this, as this is one of the first books I used to get started learning Ruby. These SAMS books are great. For learning other progrmaming languages as well. Due to upcoming business requirements I needed to delve into C# and found that SAMS book helpful as well. They are quick reads, give you enough info to get started, without overwhelming you with too much info and putting you to sleep. Once you do get your feet wet with Ruby I would recommend "The Ruby Way", which now has an updated second edition. The first edition helped me understand how to best leverage Ruby by understanding the whys more than the hows that I first understood. Kind of like learning Smalltalk. It's an easy language to learn how to do things. But to learn why to do things a certain way gets you more productive and more in-tune with getting the most out of your time. On Jan 29, 2:53 pm, Rodrigo Bermejo wrote: > Rae wrote: > > Is there a book like programming Ruby for dummies or other such > > elementary learning tool? > > Can someone recommend some really basic beginner books for Ruby? One > > that would include the software and other tools you need to make a > > program? I see a lot of code examples on the various tutorial sites > > but nothing really on what programs you need to make a Ruby program. > > What software I'd need to buy or hopefully download free. I have > > FreeRide and some java programs and Netbeans (which apparantly doesn't > > work with .rb files) > > > I'm more interested in creating a web with Ruby on Rails but was told > > I need to learn Ruby first. > > > thanks, > > > RaeLearning ruby in 21 Days - SAM's > Is a good starting point > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -