From: jim_kerr@... (Jim Kerr) Date: 2004-03-25T08:24:28+09:00 Subject: Re: Need some advice on PickAxe II Gavin Sinclair wrote in message news:<144550921062.20040324080518@soyabean.com.au>... > On Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 5:24:31 AM, Phil wrote: > > > I'd have to agree with the list you have here. Perhaps it would be > > interesting to analyze the questions that people have been asking on > > c.l.r/ruby-talk to figure out which libraries to cover in-depth. > > The problem is that there are lots of libraries that are useful but > people perhaps don't know how to use. The book should redress that > balance, not enhance it. > > Cheers, > Gavin I agree with Gavin. erb is a prime example of what he's talking about: a nice little package, but few people use it because documentation is so skimpy. It takes a brave soul like Dave Thomas or Jack Herrington to read the source code, figure out what it's all about, and tell the rest of us what they have learned. Jim