From: Simon Schuster <significants@...>
Date: 2007-08-08T09:50:40+09:00
Subject: Re: learning ruby from you?

I will definitely start posting my questions here! thanks! I've
started going through the pragmatic programmer's guide and it's great

On 8/6/07, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/7/07, Dan Zwell <dzwell@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Simon Schuster wrote:
> > > I've got an impressively spotty understanding of ruby, linux,
> > > programming in general, and math/logic, but have a project or two in
> > > mind that are just taking too long for me to make headway with on my
> > > own. I would like to buy some lessons via AIM/email paid with paypal to
> > > use ruby to actualize some of these things and help me learn ruby in
> > > the process. healthcare doesn't pay like flipping burgers,
> > > surprisingly, so I can't offer any kind of IT going rate. this
> > > situation would be ideal for someone(s) gearing up for
> > > teaching, or learning hobbyists like myself (teaching is maybe the best
> > > way to learn!), or for someone wanting to learn the basics of modern
> > > hebrew, which is another of my autodidactic hack-of-all-trades
> > > interests, and probably my most powerful area (about 3 years of
> > > on-and-off learning).. this last would be the most ideal trade, for me
> > > (see above re: $). also I'm just fun to talk to.
> > >
> > > projects abstractly: making (in general) and utilizing fonts within ruby, web
> > > automation, making a file-sharing AIM bot, nanobrews, specifics after
> > > talking some, aim/yahoo=awhilewhileaway thank you!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Getting paid help might be hard, because that requires commitment. (You
> > might get even get a better response if you didn't offer to pay!) But
> > this list is excellent for questions. If you ask them well, you are very
> > likely to get useful responses quickly.
> Which is more, by following Dan's advice invest (part of) the saved
> money into some good books, Programming Ruby II by the pragmatic
> programmers would be my choice.
> http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/titles/ruby/index.html
> Discussing any problems you have with understanding this book on this
> list will be productive, believe me, that has been done before :).
>
> Cheers and yes welcome to the WWoR (Wonderful World of Ruby)
> Robert
>
> --
> [...] as simple as possible, but no simpler.
> -- Attributed to Albert Einstein
>
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