From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2010-12-30T01:28:08+09:00
Subject: Re: From python to ruby

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Alain Matthes <al.ma@pomme.com> wrote:
>
> I get the  book named "Everyday Scripting with Ruby" but I am a real
> beginner
> so I need to learn a lot of things before to build a script.

A beginner in programming or with Ruby/Python?

In the first case, I'd suggest Chris Pine's excellent Learn To
Program, which is an expanded version of this website:
http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/

Coincidentally, Mr Pine saw fit to teach programming with the help of
Ruby. It's a two for one deal for you. ;)

Then you should get the also excellent PickAxe (aka Programming Ruby)
by Dave Thomas (et al. by now, I guess).

In the second case, just get the PickAxe and the
excellent-by-reputation (I don't own a copy myself) The Ruby
Programming Language by our own Matz.

And books of general interest: Hal Fulton's (et al.) The Ruby Way is a
good buy, and so seems to be The Ruby Cookbook and Ruby Best Practices
(the book's available for free, but I'm sure Gregory would appreciate
if you got the deadtree edition, too ;) ) and so is Agile Web
Development with Rails (if you want to dip your toes into those
waters, anyway)

Hope this helps you a bit. :)

-- 
Phillip Gawlowski

Though the folk I have met,
(Ah, how soon!) they forget
When I've moved on to some other place,
There may be one or two,
When I've played and passed through,
Who'll remember my song or my face.