From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2011-07-15T00:28:56+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyInstaller Extras

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On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Jon Forums <jon.forums@gmail.com> wrote:

> This got more replies than I expected and it's good to see discussion on
> the content.
>
> The main goal of the RubyInstaller is to provide a solid, foundational
> Ruby environment for Windows that's upgradeable, minimally invasive,
> easy to use, easy to maintain, and helps newcomers quickly get up and
> running and enjoying our Ruby.
>
> This goal drives almost all we do, from our installers and archives to
> our online and embedded documentation. Huw's earlier version met that
> goal quite well. It's also the reason why I worked with No Starch and
> selected the Blocks, Procs, and Lambdas chapter from Huw's new version.
>
> The great thing is you now have access to Huw's earlier version and two
> chapters from his new version in order to decide whether his book
> resonates with you.  For those with suggestions and improvements I
> encourage you to provide that feedback directly to Huw so it doesn't
> simply remain trapped on this thread.
>
> Finally, I'm always on the lookout for new partnering opportunities that
> both (a) make sense for the RubyInstaller project, and (b) truly add
> value. Keep an eye out for future RubyInstaller Extras announcements.
>
> If you got a cool new partnering idea, we'd love to hear from you. Drop
> me and Luis a private email and let's see if it makes sense.
>
> Jon
>
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>

FWIW, I my experience buying Land of Lisp ebook directly from No Starch was
positive, they offered it in several main formats, including PDF (Amazon
only offers Kindle's format). In fact, it was positive enough that I had
decided to stop buying books from Amazon (b/c they don't support any format
I want). Which is what led to my jaw droppingly negative experience with
Addison Wesley's parent company's ebook distributor, where I ended up
threatening to report them to the BBB.

Eloquent Ruby might be a better book, but I can't really see how I can ever
buy another book from them, but I'd happily buy another book from No Starch
Press.

That said, I was a little shocked that Land of Lisp didn't have syntax
highlighting, I mean it's a PDF, capitalize on its strengths, already!
PragProg's PDFs have syntax highlighting (though not it's pretty
simplistic).

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