From: Michael Morin <uzimonkey@...>
Date: 2008-11-08T04:49:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails book wanted for non Ruby programmer

Aaron Gray wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am very interested to see what Rails is all about, and am looking for a 
> good book that covers Rails well and possible has a reference for it too. I 
> do not know Ruby but am familular with Javascript and PHP.
> 
> Is there a good book for me ? I may also get a book on Ruby if really 
> recomended too.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> 
> Aaron
> 
> 
> 

This is probably a bad idea.  Rails is written in Ruby.  Rails uses many 
features of the Ruby language.  Rails cannot be used effectively without 
knowing Ruby.  Ruby is not just a scripting language used to control 
what's going in, if you view it that way you're going to get yourself 
into trouble.

I'd recommend picking up a book on Ruby and learning the language 
independent of Rails first.  You don't have to master it, just be sure 
you know all the features and can write programs fairly well.  Then move 
on to Rails.