From: "Jesús Gabriel y Galán" Date: 2013-04-24T05:32:23+09:00 Subject: Re: POODR advice On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Scott Shaffer wrote: > I'm currently working my way through that book. > > I would recommend it, even for non-rubyists. > > It lacks a lot of the cruft you would probably see in a Java book, which > I think makes it better for learning concepts. > > The principles she teaches are sound and applicable to Java. > > Perhaps start a discussion group at work. Provide a way for people not > familiar with Ruby syntax and idioms to ask questions. Review the book > on your own and offer to give an introductory class that covers enough > of the basics that people will be able to follow along in the book. Thanks all for your comments. I think I'll buy it if I get some budget :-) Jesus.