From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2011-01-19T00:28:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Books and/or Tutorials

--0016e6d9a3469ea902049a208cb8
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Karch <dimeneira@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Fellow Ruby Users!
>
> I recently picked up Ruby and am absolutely loving it.
>
> At any rate, I have run through most of the short guides on
> ruby-lang.org, and am looking for something more substantive about the
> language. I am aware that the majority of books on Ruby are mediocre
> at best.
>
> I was wondering if y'all might know of any gems worth reading and
> purchasing.
>
> In Christ,
> Karch
>
>
Hi, Karch, glad you're enjoying Ruby!

I have one I made to teach my friends Ruby (they used to be keen on Python
:P). If you're familiar with programming, it will probably be fine for you.
If not, it might be a bit much.

https://github.com/JoshCheek/JoshsRubyKickstart

You can get it with git, or there is a download link. It comes with some
challenges that have unit tests to make sure you did them correctly, and
also includes solutions to all the problems, if you get pissed off at the
problem.

If you know how to, you're also welcome to fork it, and help me restructure
it. Someone learning something for the first time has a different
perspective than someone like me, who takes certain realizations for
granted.

And if you would like specific aid, or more thorough explanations for
something in there, you are welcome to ask :)

--0016e6d9a3469ea902049a208cb8--