From: dflanagan@...
Date: 2008-02-02T03:14:58+09:00
Subject: Re: The Ruby Programming Language

On Jan 30, 12:09 pm, p...@paularcher.remove-this-part.org wrote:

>
> Apparently, it is what would have been the second edition of "Ruby In
> A Nutshell," but I guess with adding authors, they decided to rename it.
>

Paul,

It wasn't the change of authors that prompted the change of title.  We
changed the title when I realized that the book had evolved into
something more than a quick-reference.  This book doesn't really fit
the "Nutshell" mold.  It is more like my JavaScript: The Definitive
Guide.

    David Flanagan