From: Tom <tom@...>
Date: 2008-03-15T07:00:05+09:00
Subject: Re: How to Read Ruby API / Documentation :NUBY

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:02:44 -0500, Gregory Seidman wrote...
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>On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 01:39:00AM +0900, 7stud -- wrote:
>> You will have to get used to the fact that the Ruby docs are horrible.
>
>The *free* Ruby docs leave something to be desired. The Pickaxe book is
>pretty good in a lot of ways, and I've also gotten a lot of value out of
>the O'Reilly Ruby Pocket Reference I won at RubyConf.



Thanks for the recommendation. Most of the O'Reilly books have been helpful to
me so I'll check those out first. I've been seeing more references to Ruby
lately, I figure I might as well roll up my sleeves and get started.

Tom
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>
>Beyond that, Foo.instance_methods.grep(/bar/) is your friend. Playing
>around in irb is invaluable. I even look things up in ri occasionally. The
>wealth of expertise available on this mailing list and on #ruby-lang on
>freenode.net have also helped me a great deal. And Google is always your
>friend.
>
>Complaining that the free documentation for the free (and Free)
>language/platform you're using leaves something to be desired is absurd.
>Feel free to contribute better documentation if you think it's a good use
>of your time. (Saying it's worth someone else's time but not your own is
>the height of hypocrisy unless you're willing to pay money for that other
>person's time.) Otherwise, use the other resources available to you.
>
>--Greg
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