From: Mike Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2002-03-27T14:25:49+09:00
Subject: Nutshell or pickaxe?

I looked in the FAQ and didn't see this, but can someone give me their opinion
on the Nutshell book vs. the Pickaxe?

Specifically, I'm wondering which book caters more to the professional
programmer who needs an introduction to the ruby *language* with some examples,
etc.  I went through the C, C++, perl, Java lineage (mainly on unix), so I am
"up" on OO concepts, filesystems, perlisms, etc., and need more of a "here's how
ruby does it" type of bent, and not "This is an object; this is inheritance,
...".

This is probably best taken offline, so a personal reply might be best instead
of spamming the group.

Thanks


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