From: Mike Sassak <msassak@...>
Date: 2009-08-21T01:52:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Confirm my Performance Test Against Java?

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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Ben Christensen <benjchristensen@gmail.com
> wrote:

> -- You won't really get a taste for what we mean until you start writing
> -- Ruby (real Ruby, not Java ported line-by-line to Ruby).
>
> What example opensource projects can you refer me to which espouse the
> "real Ruby" style of doing things?
>
> I'd prefer non-Rails projects, as I understand the completely different
> approach of webapp dev with Rails.
>
> I'm looking specifically at Ruby.
>
> I keep getting told that I must understand the "Ruby way" - so I'd
> appreciate instruction on how to accomplish the "Ruby way" considering I
> am apparently boxed in as a "Java/C style programmer" ... despite
> disliking C :-)
>

Hi Ben,

Three books come to mind when discussing "real Ruby" style:

"The Ruby Way", by Hal Fulton: http://isbn.nu/9780672328848 (The oldest of
the three, and I don't *think* it covers 1.9)
"The Well-Grounded Rubyist", by David A. Black: http://isbn.nu/9781933988658

"Ruby Best Practices", by Gregory Brown: http://isbn.nu/9780596523008

For projects, I'd recommend Rake or FasterCSV. There are no doubt many, many
more, but those two are written by very well respected Rubyists, and are
also in widespread use.

HTH,
Mike

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