From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-10-13T23:41:56+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:5509] Re: Sorry, What is Ruby Book

Mansuriatus Shahrir Amir <chioque@pd.jaring.my> writes:

> Sorry if this information is somewhere obvious. I just stumbled upon
> Ruby and wanted to learn more. However, after perusing this newsgroup
> I kept reading threads with reference to "Ruby Book, English version".
> 
> Can some kind sole shed some light on what and where it i? Your help
> will be most appreciated.

There are two English-language Ruby books due out:

1.  Programming Ruby  (Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201710897)
    is due out next week

2.  The Ruby Programming Language (title may change) (Addison-Wesley;
    ISBN: 0-201-71096-X) is due out later (but I don't know when).


The second book is by Yukihiro Matsumoto (Matz), who wrote Ruby. The
first is by a pair of reprobates who laughingly refer to themselves as 
programmers.


Regards


Dave