[#398788] Constructor or a Method — Rubyist Rohit <lists@...>

Take for instance this code:

13 messages 2012/09/01

[#398896] how to sum element of array — Edward QU <lists@...>

dear all

19 messages 2012/09/04

[#398936] best coding for limiting a value — Regis d'Aubarede <lists@...>

A) result=value<min ? min : (value > max ? max : value)

17 messages 2012/09/04

[#398962] Long calculation & time limit — toto tartemolle <lists@...>

Hello,

17 messages 2012/09/05

[#398964] Compiling ruby from source on windows — GPad <peterpan105105@...>

Hi to all,=0AI'm trying to compile ruby on my windows 7. I have already a r=

10 messages 2012/09/05

[#398997] OpenURI open method problem — "Derek T." <lists@...>

The code I am referring to looks like this:

12 messages 2012/09/05

[#399002] Parsing through downloaded html — Sybren Kooistra <lists@...>

Hi all,

28 messages 2012/09/06

[#399012] "Hiding" pictures(and source code if it's possible) — "Damián M. González" <lists@...>

Ey guys, how are you?

11 messages 2012/09/06

[#399083] regix in grep or something like this — Ferdous ara <lists@...>

Hi

12 messages 2012/09/07

[#399206] please help me with making script — Charmaine Willemsen <lists@...>

In this example i like to parse birthday and sexe

11 messages 2012/09/11

[#399218] Pathname#to_str withdrawn in 1.9? — matt@... (Matt Neuburg)

Just getting started experimenting with Ruby 1.9 (1.9.3) and my scripts

13 messages 2012/09/12

[#399227] Breaking Down the Block — incag neato <lists@...>

Can someone please explain in plain english how this block treats the

20 messages 2012/09/13

[#399244] ruby Range to array that acts like time objects? — "Jermaine O." <lists@...>

Hello everybody,

15 messages 2012/09/13

[#399293] Ruby on Ubuntu 12.04 LST — Bojan Jordanovski <lists@...>

Hello everybody,

13 messages 2012/09/14

[#399298] wow, YAML / Psych in 1.9.3 is *slow*! — matt@... (Matt Neuburg)

I just started trying Ruby 1.9.3, coming from Ruby 1.8.7, and was

12 messages 2012/09/14

[#399304] Ruby 1.9.3 and OS X Mountain Lion — sto.mar@...

Hi all,

16 messages 2012/09/14

[#399343] Class variables or Class singleton variables? — "Damián M. González" <lists@...>

Guys, how are you?

18 messages 2012/09/15

[#399386] Ruby - is it worth the effort? — neomex <neomex@...>

Hello,

19 messages 2012/09/17
[#399406] Re: Ruby - is it worth the effort? — Roger Pack <lists@...> 2012/09/17

Unfortunately with Ruby for me it's typically "fun and fast development"

[#399409] Re: Ruby - is it worth the effort? — Peter Zotov <whitequark@...> 2012/09/17

Roger Pack писал 17.09.2012 22:06:

[#399491] Re: Ruby - is it worth the effort? — Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...> 2012/09/19

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Peter Zotov <whitequark@whitequark.org> wr=

[#399421] Encoding question — Thomas Bednarz <lists@...>

I am new to ruby and play around with it a little bit at the moment. I

17 messages 2012/09/17

[#399441] Bug or feature — Damjan Rems <lists@...>

There has probably been some discussion about this problem so sorry if I

13 messages 2012/09/18

[#399451] Class variables — Aleksander Ciesielski <neomex@...>

Is it obligatory to use instance variables in classes? Can't we just

17 messages 2012/09/18

[#399479] Ruby SQL Select Sum 2 Columns? — Courtney Fay <lists@...>

I have the following definition which is looking at an apache database,

12 messages 2012/09/18

[#399556] still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — "Sebastjan H." <lists@...>

Hi,

28 messages 2012/09/20
[#399570] Re: still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — Henry Maddocks <hmaddocks@...> 2012/09/20

[#399574] Re: still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — "Sebastjan H." <lists@...> 2012/09/21

Henry Maddocks wrote in post #1076876:

[#399575] Re: still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — Henry Maddocks <hmaddocks@...> 2012/09/21

[#399576] Re: still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — "Sebastjan H." <lists@...> 2012/09/21

Could you be so kind as to suggest another book? I mean there are many

[#399585] Re: still learning by doing - connecting rooms in a game — "Sebastjan H." <lists@...> 2012/09/21

Sebastjan H. wrote in post #1076909:

[#399572] How would you allow variable from specific list of Fixnum? — Eliezer Croitoru <eliezer@...>

I have:

11 messages 2012/09/21

[#399623] Very important question - survey — Marc Heiler <lists@...>

Is matz more like a ninja or more like a samurai?

11 messages 2012/09/22

[#399695] inject problem — Roelof Wobben <rwobben@...>

26 messages 2012/09/25

[#399714] could initialize return an existing object instead of a new instance? — Gary Weaver <lists@...>

Is it possible for initialize to return an existing object instead of a

9 messages 2012/09/25

[#399811] Good book for getting started with Ruby? [I code Python!] — Alec Taylor <alec.taylor6@...>

I've learned programming in C++, Python and PHP at University. (also

12 messages 2012/09/28

[#399815] calcaulation with unknown numbers of numbers and options fail — Roelof Wobben <rwobben@...>

11 messages 2012/09/28

Re: Good book for getting started with Ruby?

From: Chad Perrin <code@...>
Date: 2012-09-28 16:25:41 UTC
List: ruby-talk #399841
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:05:25PM +0900, Dami疣 M. Gonz疝ez wrote:
> Good question, there's many books about Ruby, now I'm apart from the
> books(not in my house right now), but I never forget about two, the
> first one you have to read is a masterpiece by _why and it's free:
> 
>  >> why's poignant guide to ruby
> 
>  And the one you should have is another masterpiece by Dave Thomas and
> company.
> 
>  >> Programming Ruby 1.9
> 
>  Also the one that become with the ruby installer for windows(by Luis
> Lavena) called The Book Of Ruby(by Huw Collingbourne) is good.
> 
>  Have fun in this journey!

I have to disagree.  The Book of Ruby is a bucket of bad habits presented
to unsuspecting new Rubyists as good practices.  It should not be read by
anyone who has not already been a Rubyist for several years, involved
with the community at least to some degree, and competent to write
production code -- possibly with a couple of published gems to one's
credit.  At that point, the person would probably see all the problems
with the book and refuse to read the whole thing, anyway.

. . . and I'm not just talking about the version that was delivered with
the installer.  I'm talking about the version that was actually fixed up
and edited for publication by No Starch Press.

None of this should be taken as deprecating the Ruby Installer for
Windows at all.  It and its developers are to be commended on quality
software, I believe.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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