From: Michael Vondung Date: 2004-01-23T08:29:59+09:00 Subject: Re: Very basic Ruby docs/books/tutorial? On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:39:04 +0900, Robert Feldt wrote: >I got a question from someone who wants to learn Ruby but are not very >experienced in programming at all. I pointed them to the Ruby Book (Thomas >and Hunt) but the person wanted something even more basic. Definitely "Teach yourself Ruby in 21 days" by Mark Slagell, Sams Publishing. Despite its rather poor title, it's an excellent book that begins with the very basics and doesn't require any previous knowledge (i.e. it does explain what a variable is). The Pickaxe book was too advanced for me also, but Mark's book helped me greatly to get started. It does get more advanced eventually, but not in a way that leaves real beginners in the dust. I highly recommend it. Hal's "The Ruby Way" makes a good choice for the time after Mark's book, I've found. (I bought it long time before I felt ready for it, but I was a bit afraid that it might go out of print before I pick up the Ruby basics, so I imported it just to be on the safe side.) M.