From: Tommy <no_mail@..._mail.no>
Date: 2008-07-06T22:56:30+09:00
Subject: Re: book


"ThoML" <micathom@gmail.com> wrote

>> I was thinking about "Programming Ruby" but the reviews seem to suggest 
>> it's
>> just a reference for language features. However, looking at the TOC it 
>> would
>> appear to be also suitable as a first book on Ruby and it's only 400 
>> pages.
>
> With the library reference it's about 900p (3rd ed). The ruby part
> alone is about 400p. I like it although *cough* some cross-references
> could be slightly *cough* more precise in the pdf beta version. (But
> maybe it's just me.) The 1st edition is freely available on the
> internet but this refers to ruby 1.6. The 3rd edition is for ruby19.
>
> "The Ruby Programming Language" is co-authored by the creator of ruby
> himself. It has received some good reviews too. I haven't read it
> though.

Ooops, I am realising now my mistake... I meant "The ruby programming 
language" not programming Ruby. I confused myself by thinking about Learning 
Perl and Programming Perl (O'really).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ruby-Programming-Language-David-Flanagan/dp/0596516177/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215352527&sr=8-2

Tommy