# About Ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [26 March 2004 11:28 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758 "2004-03-26T11:28:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sabyasachi\_Mustafi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Sabyasachi\_Mustafi](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sabyasachi_Mustafi)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2004 11:28 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758/1 "2004-03-26T11:28:13Z")
Hello, I am with Ruby in the last 6 months. But I have some specific question to all of you. 1. I am in West Bengal (India). I don’t find a single Ruby book in any book shop. What is the problem? Without a single book it is not possible to learn a language. I have to work 10-12 hours to solve a very simple problem in Ruby/Tk just lack of document and books. 2. I think just 10-15 people in India knows Ruby. Whenever I ask somebody about Ruby he don’t understand what the Ruby is all about. 3. In the big projects anybody use Ruby? If it is so good (and surely it is) then why it don’t compete with Java, C++ etc.? I want to be with Ruby but I need some specific path for it. I hope everybody will participate in this question. Thanking you, Sabyasachi Mustafi ---
**Author:** ![I\_did\_not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/22d042/32.png) [@I\_did\_not](https://rubytalk.org/u/I_did_not)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2004 11:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758/2 "2004-03-26T11:49:31Z")
I think there are more than 10-15 people using Ruby in India. Actually, one of the few books available in English has been written by an Indian. Check “Making Use of Ruby” by Suresh Mahadevan (ISBN 047121972X) If you visit [amazon.co.uk](http://amazon.co.uk), you will find other books on ruby under “Customers who shopped for this item also shopped for” from: [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/047121972X/qid=1080300895/br=3-7/br\_lfncs\_b\_7/026-9085793-4299660](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/047121972X/qid=1080300895/br=3-7/br_lfncs_b_7/026-9085793-4299660) I am not affiliated in any way with amazon and haven’t read this particular book. I have read good things about the Sams 21 days book. Besides, “Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer’s Guide” aka. The Pickaxe is available online. Many sites mirror the book. It’s definitely the first book to read. The Ruby Way will probably be very helpful as well. It has been for me. Hth. > **···** > > On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:28:13 +0900, Sabyasachi Mustafi wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am with Ruby in the last 6 months. But I have some specific question to all of you. > > > > 1. I am in West Bengal (India). I don’t find a single Ruby book in any book shop. What is the problem? Without a single book it is not possible to learn a language. I have to work 10-12 hours to solve a very simple problem in Ruby/Tk just lack of document and books. > > > > 2. I think just 10-15 people in India knows Ruby. Whenever I ask somebody about Ruby he don’t understand what the Ruby is all about. > > > > 3. In the big projects anybody use Ruby? If it is so good (and surely it is) then why it don’t compete with Java, C++ etc.? > > > > I want to be with Ruby but I need some specific path for it. I hope everybody will participate in this question. > > > > Thanking you, > > Sabyasachi Mustafi ---
**Author:** ![Archit\_Baweja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Archit\_Baweja](https://rubytalk.org/u/Archit_Baweja)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2004 14:36 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758/3 "2004-03-26T14:36:01Z")
Hey I’m Indian =D and I use ruby. Also I work on a relatively large Ruby project ORE - O Ruby Editor for Gnome (well just an IDE based on Ruby/Gtk+, and please hold them re-inventing the wheel flames regarding the IDE). (Note2: well ORE isn’t that big a project right now, but will be as time goes by) So I would say that Ruby is definitely good for big projects, though people tend to shy away from it for big project initially. Hell! IMO Ruby’s dynamicity helps solve some pretty tough problems very easily as compared to relatively static languages like Java/C++. Cheers! Archit P.S. ORE’s website is at [http://ore.rubyforge.org/](http://ore.rubyforge.org/) (cheap attempt at project marketing =D) “Sabyasachi Mustafi” [sabymus@rediffmail.com](mailto:sabymus@rediffmail.com) writes: > **···** > > > Hello, > > I am with Ruby in the last 6 months. But I have some specific question to all of you. > > > > 1. I am in West Bengal (India). I don’t find a single Ruby book in any book shop. What is the problem? Without a single book it is not possible to learn a language. I have to work 10-12 hours to solve a very simple problem in Ruby/Tk just lack of document and books. > > > > 2. I think just 10-15 people in India knows Ruby. Whenever I ask somebody about Ruby he don’t understand what the Ruby is all about. > > > > 3. In the big projects anybody use Ruby? If it is so good (and surely it is) then why it don’t compete with Java, C++ etc.? > > > > I want to be with Ruby but I need some specific path for it. I hope everybody will participate in this question. > > > > Thanking you, > > Sabyasachi Mustafi ---
**Author:** ![Dirk\_Einecke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Dirk\_Einecke](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dirk_Einecke)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2004 12:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758/4 "2004-03-26T12:09:26Z")
Hi. Xavier wrote: > Besides, “Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer’s Guide” aka. The > Pickaxe is available online. Many sites mirror the book. It’s definitely > the first book to read. The Ruby Way will probably be very helpful as > well. It has been for me. Online: [http://www.rubycentral.com/book/](http://www.rubycentral.com/book/) bye Dirk Einecke ---
**Author:** ![Mystifier1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@Mystifier1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Mystifier1)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2004 17:34 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/about-ruby/10758/5 "2004-03-26T17:34:52Z")
Hi Sabyasachi, There are more than 30 Indians I know uses Ruby. A few books are avaiable online. One by Dava Thomas is for free 🙂 (Thanks to Andy & Dave) Help and is missing. Absurd. I like to explore myself so I rarely ask. But it has never taken much time to know when needed. I use irc chat room on freenode #ruby-lang There are people there to help you. Now as an Indian to another. Do not crib. Help others. How many times have you replied to quires from others? All we do is ask and forget it. If you do not help how can you expect to be helped. regards, rolo Rohit Lodha > **···** > > -----Original Message----- > From: archit@dhcp52.moberg [[mailto:archit@dhcp52.moberg](mailto:archit@dhcp52.moberg)]On Behalf Of > Archit Baweja > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:06 PM > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Re: About Ruby > > Hey > > I’m Indian =D and I use ruby. Also I work on a relatively large Ruby project > ORE - O Ruby Editor for Gnome (well just an IDE based on Ruby/Gtk+, and please > hold them re-inventing the wheel flames regarding the IDE). (Note2: well ORE > isn’t that big a project right now, but will be as time goes by) > > So I would say that Ruby is definitely good for big projects, though people > tend to shy away from it for big project initially. Hell! IMO Ruby’s dynamicity > helps solve some pretty tough problems very easily as compared to relatively > static languages like Java/C++. > > Cheers! > Archit > > P.S. ORE’s website is at [http://ore.rubyforge.org/](http://ore.rubyforge.org/) (cheap attempt at project > marketing =D) > > “Sabyasachi Mustafi” [sabymus@rediffmail.com](mailto:sabymus@rediffmail.com) writes: > > > Hello, > > I am with Ruby in the last 6 months. But I have some specific question to all of you. > > > > 1. I am in West Bengal (India). I don’t find a single Ruby book in any book shop. What is the problem? Without a single book it is not possible to learn a language. I have to work 10-12 hours to solve a very simple problem in Ruby/Tk just lack of document and books. > > > > 2. I think just 10-15 people in India knows Ruby. Whenever I ask somebody about Ruby he don’t understand what the Ruby is all about. > > > > 3. In the big projects anybody use Ruby? If it is so good (and surely it is) then why it don’t compete with Java, C++ etc.? > > > > I want to be with Ruby but I need some specific path for it. I hope everybody will participate in this question. > > > > Thanking you, > > Sabyasachi Mustafi