From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-07-14T04:05:14+09:00
Subject: Re: [ANN] RubyInstaller Extras

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:
> The TL;DR summary goes something like this:
>
>    I'd recommend *Eloquent Ruby* over *The Book of Ruby*, not only
>    because I think it is better, but also because it very well might
>    make *The Book of Ruby* largely redundant.

I'd like to add to your review that Eloquent Ruby actually explains
*why* Rubyists use the style they use (minimalism and pragmatism
figure big).

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