From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2009-05-13T10:38:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Beginner help/direction

michael engel wrote:
> I just finished reading Chris Pine's "Learn to program" with ruby, and am
> wondering if you wonderful folks could point me in the right direction to
> continue my education. The book is fairly basic, and I need more exposure to
> ruby. I have the "pickaxe" book, but if anyone could offer any help or
> ideas, it would be much appreciated.
> P.S. I hope this isn't off topic ;)
>
>   
Well, as a perpetual beginner, and someone with never enough time, I 
fall back on just-in-time learning (and this list!). With Thomas' fine 
book (3rd ed., I presume), all you need is a serious project - 
preferably some program you could really USE (thus supplying you with 
plentiful motivation). Then start facing the problems and writing code. 
Believe me, you'll learn a lot, but not stuff you don't need and won't 
likely use.

Also, become friends with the ruby-debug gem (but it doesn't yet work in 
ruby1.9 - grrrr.)

Just my small thoughts, but that's how I work.

t.

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