From: James Britt Date: 2007-06-27T11:05:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Probably an FAQ, but... Morton Goldberg wrote: > The pickaxe book is basically organized into a tutorial front-end and a > reference back-end. The reference portion is about as good as you can > get in English. But, still, incomplete. You may want to also look at the API docs or ri (though they, too, are incomplete). > ... > There are those who want to be language lawyers and those who enjoy > using powerful and elegant tools to get computers to do interesting > things[*]. Which are you? Please; that's a false choice and needlessly insulting to Mr. Rush. In fact there are efforts underway to create a Ruby language spec, driving by the recognition of its value. See http://www.headius.com/rubyspec/index.php/Main_Page ( or spec.ruby-doc.org, which does a redirect to the above page but is easier to remember. Well, for me at least. :) ) -- James Britt "Hackers will be expelled" - The Breakfast Club (1985)