From: Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@...>
Date: 2012-09-29T02:09:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Good book for getting started with Ruby? [I code Python!]



On Sep 28, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 02:48:41PM +0900, Brandon Weaver wrote:
>> The Elegant Rubyist
>> The Ruby Way
>> Eloquent Ruby
> 
> I haven't read The Elegant Rubyist, and have nothing substantive to say
> about it.  I do think that, coming from Python, a great couple books to
> quickly get up to speed are:
> 
> 1. Everyday Scripting with Ruby
> 
> 2. Eloquent Ruby
> 
> . . . in that order.  That's in order of reading them, and not in order
> of how much I like them.  The Ruby Way is also a great book, but I'm not
> sure it is exactly the book I'd recommend for the question asked in this
> case.
> 
> -- 
> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
> 

Cripes, I meant the Well Grounded Rubyist. My mistake. 

I say the Ruby way because I came from a .NET background and didn't want a rehash of what a variable was. It is definitely on the list for more advanced programmers, as well as Metaprogramming Ruby. 

Brandon