From: jostein.berntsen@...
Date: 2002-03-27T21:10:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Nutshell or pickaxe?

Buy them both. And then start with 'The Ruby Way'. That's a good one. 

Regards, 

Jostein

> 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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