From: Joe Wiltrout Date: 2007-07-14T10:55:48+09:00 Subject: Re: I need serious help! unknown wrote: > In message , Joe > Wiltrout writes: >>Why's >>Guide lost me at about chapter 3. The best thing I'v done in Ruby is >>make the thingy reconize a sandwich as Ham, Turkey, Cheese. So, could >>someone inform me if this is normal to not understand any of this stuff >>at all? > > To put it in perspective, I can program fluently in something like a > dozen > programming languages, and I found why's guide utterly impenetrable; in > fact, > it put me off Ruby until I got a recommendation that led me to find a > book > written in a slightly more conventional style. Different people may > have > wildly different learning styles. > > But it is fairly normal not to understand anything at all when you are > just > starting out in a new language. I liked Chris Pine's guide, which is > also > available online, and/or the expanded form which is a paperback book. > >>Because I'm sure the programming team at Blizzard started out >>alot better than me. > > Well, certainly, by the time they were working there, yeah. :) No. Not even by the time they were working there. Everyone of em certainly understood this shit much better than I do. Or they would have given up too. And what languages does Chris Pines book teach? Because I'v decided to screw Ruby, because it hasnt helped at all. And if everyone is so professional and talented, why can't they give me straight forward help? You guys are like Jedi or bad teachers. Either be really vague, or kick me in the ass and tell me to do something else. > > -s -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.