From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2011-08-09T14:52:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Exceptional Ruby and Metaprogramming Ruby has anyone picked these up?

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On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:

> The original question was about "preferred books" about "these topics",
> by which I suspect you mean exceptions and metaprogramming.  I have found
> that, perhaps surprisingly, Eloquent Ruby is actually a stellar
> introduction to metaprogramming in Ruby -- so stellar, in fact, that even
> after doing some metaprogramming in Ruby from time to time it should
> still be a great (re)introduction to the subject.  I'd add it to your
> list of choices for metaprogramming in Ruby, along with Metaprogramming
> Ruby and (to a notably lesser extent) Ruby Best Practices.
>
>
The Pickaxe, which is honestly the best Ruby book that exists (despite its
formidable size), also has a chapter about metaprogramming. As it's less
than 50 pages long, you might start there.

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