Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but
don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming
newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by
Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers'
Guide by Dave Thomas.
Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other
book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the
conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas.
Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but
don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming
newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by
Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers'
Guide by Dave Thomas.
Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other
book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the
conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
I would try online tutorial before investing on any books.Once you're
confortable and you actually have to do something just go to a bookstore
with a list of ruby books and pick the one that answered the most of
your questions.
Actually, I wouldn't suggest either one as a tutorial.
"Programming Ruby" is a fine reference, but is a bit
terse as an introduction. "Ruby in a Nutshell" is a
bit dated, but it is handy as a pocket reference.
I would recommend David Black's "Ruby for Rails". In
fact, I'd love to see him extract a beginning Ruby book
from it, for folks who aren't planning to do Rails...
There is another book that just came out and it's available on Lulu ?
It's from Jeremy ..errr..forget the last name. It's called Mr
Neighborlys humble little Ruby Book. I thought it contained a good
amount of Ruby material and is easy to read and approachable. You can
check out a chapter for a sample I believe at www.rubyonrailsbook.com
Stuart
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On 9/25/06, Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> wrote:
Actually, I wouldn't suggest either one as a tutorial.
"Programming Ruby" is a fine reference, but is a bit
terse as an introduction. "Ruby in a Nutshell" is a
bit dated, but it is handy as a pocket reference.
I would recommend David Black's "Ruby for Rails". In
fact, I'd love to see him extract a beginning Ruby book
from it, for folks who aren't planning to do Rails...
Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas.
Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
Welcome to Ruby!
No nuby recommendation list can be without why's poignant guide to Ruby. Read it and be illuminated.
I'd recommend "Between Nothingness and Eternity" Jean Paul Satre!
Stuart
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On 9/25/06, Stephan Kämper <sigma.kappa@stephankaemper.de> wrote:
Asif Syed wrote:
> Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but
> don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming
> newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by
> Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers'
> Guide by Dave Thomas.
>
> Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other
> book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the
> conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
>
Actually I am learning quite a bit about Ruby from the original Chris
Pine tutorial on his website. It is definitely a good starting point but
I need things to be a bit complex :D.
Hey guys, yet another ruby-nuby here. And I am totally floored, but don't really know which book to start with. I am nearly a programming newbie too. I've heard of two books - 1) Ruby in a Nutshell by Matsumoto, himself. 2) Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas.
Now which book do you guys suggest? Any one of the above or any other book? I hope to get some great feedback. I also hope to join in the conversation very soon, at least once I get hold of the book.
David A. Black's, Ruby for Rails.
Doesn't matter if you use, know, or care about Rails. You can think of Rails as the 'sample app' every book needs.
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