From: Bill Turner Date: 2002-01-12T16:25:16+09:00 Subject: Re: Newbie Q's... On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:45:28 +0900 ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) wrote: > Welcome... Thanks...glad to be here... > In article <20020111173607.4d1eb613.wildbill@speakeasy.org>, > Bill Turner wrote: > >I have just installed Ruby 1.6.6 under Linux. I have d/l'd the FAQ > >and the hmtl version of the "Programming Ruby" book. I have not had > >time to do more than skim those so far. From what I saw in the book > >Ruby sounds like a very interesting language. I particularly like the > >"multiple platform" capabilities I've seen described, and that is > >actually what my primary question concerns. > > > >I have seen Ruby called a "scripting language" and compared, very > >favorably, to Python and Perl both. I have experience with neither of > >those, nor with smalltalk, nor Java. Ruby will be my first venture > >into the "Land of OOP" and I am looking forward very much to doing > >that. > > May your excursion be enjoyable. Actually, for learning OOP Ruby is an > excellent choice. So it would seem. I was on FreshMeat the other day looking for something or other and there was an Editorial on the front page about Ruby and why you might want to check it out. Still there in fact. :) Been a busy few days since. Seems like now that I know Ruby exists there's stuff about it everywhere. Guess it's always that way though isn't it? > >What libraries, etc. would I need to include with my app to be sure > >the user had it available on their system? I saw in the book that > >Ruby can be used to "code GUI apps" but that was as far as I got. > >Only so many hours in the day after all. :) What's needed to do that? > > > Well, you need to pick a GUI toolkit to learn. I believe that TK bindings > come with Ruby. On Windows the FOX toolkit also comes with the What pray tell is the FOX toolkit?? > installation now (in addition to TK) - not sure it it comes with the > source tar file for building on Linux, though. > > So, I think that if you're on Linux you can use TK 'out of the box'. And > the Programming Ruby book has TK examples in it. Cool. As good a place to start as any I suppose. At least now I have a starting point and don't feel so overwhelmed by it all. TK sounds like the one to learn then since it's on both systems I'm concerned about right now. Don't know anything about TK yet either but I'm quite sure it won't take long to figure it out. > >Are these questions already answered in the book (or the FAQ)? If > >they are then I would appreciate a pointer to the correct spot please. > > If not then if someone could direct to where I could get them > >answered that would be great. I'm hoping this is the right place. > >Even for "stone Newbies" like me. :) > > > This is a good place for questions you can't find answers to in the book > or faq. We try to be nice to Newbies :-) so I see... :) > Can't help you here, I'm a vim user. laughing...I'll not hold that against you. :) My buddy Laurence (in Scotland) swears by VI, me, I find myself swearing AT it. :) He feels the same way about Emacs though so I guess it all evens out doesn't it? :) Thanks for the nice welcome Phil. And for the link... laterzzz -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GIT d-- s: a? C+++ UL++++ P+ L+++ E W+++ N++ o- K- w--- O M- V-- PS+++ PE Y++ PGP+++ t+ 5++ X+ R tv b+++ DI+++ D G e++ h r y- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Got 30 seconds? Feed somebody. Tried Linux? No? Why not? GnuPG Public key available...PGP Public Key available... Bill Turner