From: Louis-Philippe <default@...>
Date: 2008-12-31T06:25:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Noobie needs some help

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While a python2ruby tutorial is not a bad idea, If you want to understand
ruby you have to learn to think like ruby,
and starting to learn ruby by comparison, specially to a very different
language, would be backward thinking a little.

I would recommend you start with pure ruby tutorial:
http://tryruby.hobix.com/
http://poignantguide.net/ruby/

if you like the language and want to learn it,
go for the pickaxe book:
http://www.pragprog.com/titles/ruby/programming-ruby



2008/12/30 Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com>

> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:49 PM, r <rt8396@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I am coming from the python world and trying to learn ruby. Why does
> > this throw an error?
> >
> > #testscript.rb
> > cams = ['cam1', 'cam2', 'cam3']
> > def function(s)
> >    puts s
> >    for x in cams
> >        print x
> >    end
> > end
> methods defined with def are not closures.
> Try this
> module X
>  cams = ...
>  define_method :function do |s|
>     puts s
>     cams.each do | cam | print cam end
>  end
> end
>
> include X
> function
>
> This is however probably not what you want to do
>
> > test()
> test???? did you mean function ?
> <Python semantics snipped, but noted ;) >
> >
> > Does anybody know of a good Python2Ruby.tut() ??
> Not me unfortunately.
> >
> >
> HTH
> Robert
>
>

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