From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-09-04T20:48:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Programming Ruby For Newbies

The Pickaxe is best as a reference or a starting point for  
experienced programmers, but indispensible as a reference book for Ruby.
Chris Pine's "Learning to Program" is excellent for anyone completely  
new to programming.
After that, Peter Cooper's book, Beginning Ruby, From Novice to  
Professional, might not make you professional (that's the Apress  
series subtitle, but it will take you on a tour of lots of things you  
can do with Ruby.
This mailing list is also definitely the right place for questions.