From: Lake Denman <lake@...>
Date: 2011-12-21T02:13:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Starting my programming/Ruby adventure some words of wisdom please

On 12/21/11 at 01:52am, Calum MacRae wrote:
> Hello everybody! :)
> 
> So, I've been wanting to start programming for a very long time, but
> never got the ball rolling, I stumbled upon Ruby a while back and just
> decided it's where I want to start.
> 
> I have very, very limited experience in HTML & CSS, so I'm pretty much
> completely new to programming.
> 
> My question to you guys is this: What might be considered the best, most
> up to date book for complete beginners to learn Ruby?
> 
> I looked at 'Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional' by Peter
> Cooper and liked the sound of it for the most part, however it was
> highlighted by a fair few people that it was outdated and some of the
> information regarding 1.9 was limited and in some cases, incorrect.
> 
> I'm open to any suggestions and any other tips you guys might have for
> someone wanting to take their first step into the programming world!
> 
> Any replies are appreciated :D
> 
> -- 
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> 
I can recommend Chris Pine's "Learn to Program" .

http://pragprog.com/book/ltp2/learn-to-program

Good luck on your journey.