From: Martin DeMello Date: 2009-11-19T06:23:08+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby/tk Help Please On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Sean Ob wrote: > i realize my method of just jumping into a language trying to do complex > things right away is not a very logical approach however i learn best by > doing and by example.  I give myself an objective and try to figure out > how to get there, it's just how i learn best.  I Have a Masters in I suggest you take a couple of days first and work through Chris Pine's tutorial [http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/]. It's a "learn by doing" tutorial, so it should fit your preferred learning style, and everything you learn there will be directly applicable to your problem - it's all the basic building blocks of the language. martin