# Mentoring?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [17 September 2015 18:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239 "2015-09-17T18:51:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leam\_Hall](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/leam_hall/32/1841_2.png) [@Leam\_Hall](https://rubytalk.org/u/Leam_Hall)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 18:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/1 "2015-09-17T18:51:27Z")

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Hey all,

The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org). Does  
the Ruby community have something similar?

I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No Rails,  
not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I want to  
get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.

One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂

Leam

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>
> --  
> Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/)\>

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**Author:** ![Jesse\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jesse\_Willis](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jesse_Willis)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 18:57 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/2 "2015-09-17T18:57:57Z")

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There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/\](http://www.railsmentors.org/%5C). It has some pure Ruby topics, but I  
haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup works. Let us know how it  
works!

Jesse

> **···**
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > Hey all,
> > 
> > The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org). Does  
> > the Ruby community have something similar?
> > 
> > I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No Rails,  
> > not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I want to  
> > get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.
> > 
> > One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
> > stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
> > course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂
> > 
> > Leam
> > 
> > --  
> > Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt);

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**Author:** ![Ismail\_Arilik](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/ismail_arilik/32/2091_2.png) [@Ismail\_Arilik](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ismail_Arilik)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 19:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/3 "2015-09-17T19:05:53Z")

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It would also be better to have a Ruby mentors website. The fact that  
popularity of a web framework is much more than its programming language  
makes me crazy, especially about Ruby...

> **···**
>
> 2015-09-17 21:57 GMT+03:00 Jesse Willis \<coloradopioneer@gmail.com\>:
> 
> > There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/\](http://www.railsmentors.org/%5C). It has some pure Ruby topics, but  
> > I haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup works. Let us know how it  
> > works!
> > 
> > Jesse
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hey all,
> > > 
> > > The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org).  
> > > Does the Ruby community have something similar?
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No Rails,  
> > > not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I want to  
> > > get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.
> > > 
> > > One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
> > > stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
> > > course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂
> > > 
> > > Leam
> > > 
> > > --  
> > > Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt);

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**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2015 10:48 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/4 "2015-09-18T10:48:31Z")

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> One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
> stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
> course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂

Maybe you find some useful material on [https://practicingruby.com/](https://practicingruby.com/)

> Mind on a Mission

Hopefully not to Mars. 🙂

Cheers

robert

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> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 8:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> --  
> [guy, jim, charlie].each {|him| remember.him do |as, often| as.you\_can  
> - without end}  
> [http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/](http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/)

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**Author:** ![Ruslan\_Afanasiev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@Ruslan\_Afanasiev](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ruslan_Afanasiev)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 20:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/5 "2015-09-17T20:25:56Z")

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Hey,  
Try RubyMonks - [https://rubymonk.com](https://rubymonk.com)  
There are several parts, they can suite any levels.

~ Ruslan Afanasiev

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>
> 17 вер. 2015 22:06 "İsmail Arılık" \<arilik.ismail@gmail.com\> пише:
> 
> > It would also be better to have a Ruby mentors website. The fact that  
> > popularity of a web framework is much more than its programming language  
> > makes me crazy, especially about Ruby...
> > 
> > 2015-09-17 21:57 GMT+03:00 Jesse Willis \<coloradopioneer@gmail.com\>:
> > 
> > > There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/\](http://www.railsmentors.org/%5C). It has some pure Ruby topics, but  
> > > I haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup works. Let us know how it  
> > > works!
> > > 
> > > Jesse
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hey all,
> > > > 
> > > > The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org).  
> > > > Does the Ruby community have something similar?
> > > > 
> > > > I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No Rails,  
> > > > not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I want to  
> > > > get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.
> > > > 
> > > > One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
> > > > stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
> > > > course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂
> > > > 
> > > > Leam
> > > > 
> > > > --  
> > > > Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt);

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**Author:** ![Gerald\_Bauer1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/gerald_bauer1/32/1852_2.png) [@Gerald\_Bauer1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Gerald_Bauer1)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2015 12:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/6 "2015-09-18T12:46:05Z")

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Hello,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just my two cents - you might connect with the local Rubyists in  
your city / community to find mentors. I've put together a world wide  
directory of Ruby user groups @ Planet Ruby [1]. Cheers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PS: For example, in my "home" town, that is, Vienna (Austria in  
Central Europe) - there's the "classic" Vienna.rb group but also a  
(special) study group for beginners called Ruby Habits meetup.

[1] [https://github.com/planetruby/awesome-events](https://github.com/planetruby/awesome-events)

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**Author:** ![jfreymann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jfreymann](https://rubytalk.org/u/jfreymann)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 20:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/7 "2015-09-17T20:33:11Z")

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There are also a few ruby mentors websites that exist today (ruby NOT  
rails). I believe they're all sites where you pay for mentoring services if  
that's something you're up for. I don't know guys, perhaps this is a great  
opportunity to build something like this that is free. You'd just have to  
try to figure out how this is any different from the various programming  
forums that already exist.

/shrug just my 2 cents.

Thanks ,  
- Jaye

> **···**
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Ruslan Afanasiev \< ruslan.afanasiev@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > Hey,  
> > Try RubyMonks - [https://rubymonk.com](https://rubymonk.com)  
> > There are several parts, they can suite any levels.
> > 
> > ~ Ruslan Afanasiev  
> > 17 вер. 2015 22:06 "İsmail Arılık" \<arilik.ismail@gmail.com\> пише:
> > 
> > It would also be better to have a Ruby mentors website. The fact that
> > 
> > > popularity of a web framework is much more than its programming language  
> > > makes me crazy, especially about Ruby...
> > > 
> > > 2015-09-17 21:57 GMT+03:00 Jesse Willis \<coloradopioneer@gmail.com\>:
> > > 
> > > > There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/\](http://www.railsmentors.org/%5C). It has some pure Ruby topics,  
> > > > but I haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup works. Let us know how  
> > > > it works!
> > > > 
> > > > Jesse
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Hey all,
> > > > > 
> > > > > The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org).  
> > > > > Does the Ruby community have something similar?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No  
> > > > > Rails, not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I  
> > > > > want to get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.
> > > > > 
> > > > > One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very small  
> > > > > stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way. Of  
> > > > > course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂
> > > > > 
> > > > > Leam
> > > > > 
> > > > > --  
> > > > > Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt);

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**Author:** ![Will\_Atkinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e79b87/32.png) [@Will\_Atkinson](https://rubytalk.org/u/Will_Atkinson)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2015 20:36 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/8 "2015-09-17T20:36:38Z")

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I haven't used the service so I can't vouch for it, but Bloc.io is a paid  
service that has mentors and they teach Rails (presumably also Ruby):

> **[Coding Bootcamp | Learn 1-on-1 with a Mentor | Thinkful™](https://www.thinkful.com)**
>
> Thinkful is a career accelerator that gets graduates careers in tech. Learn data science or learn to code with a bootcamp-style curriculum and 1-on-1 mentorship.

-Will

> **···**
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 4:33 PM, jfreymann \<jfreymann@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > There are also a few ruby mentors websites that exist today (ruby NOT  
> > rails). I believe they're all sites where you pay for mentoring services if  
> > that's something you're up for. I don't know guys, perhaps this is a great  
> > opportunity to build something like this that is free. You'd just have to  
> > try to figure out how this is any different from the various programming  
> > forums that already exist.
> > 
> > /shrug just my 2 cents.
> > 
> > Thanks ,  
> > - Jaye
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Ruslan Afanasiev \< \> ruslan.afanasiev@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hey,  
> > > Try RubyMonks - [https://rubymonk.com](https://rubymonk.com)  
> > > There are several parts, they can suite any levels.
> > > 
> > > ~ Ruslan Afanasiev  
> > > 17 вер. 2015 22:06 "İsmail Arılık" \<arilik.ismail@gmail.com\> пише:
> > > 
> > > It would also be better to have a Ruby mentors website. The fact that
> > > 
> > > > popularity of a web framework is much more than its programming language  
> > > > makes me crazy, especially about Ruby...
> > > > 
> > > > 2015-09-17 21:57 GMT+03:00 Jesse Willis \<coloradopioneer@gmail.com\>:
> > > > 
> > > > > There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/\](http://www.railsmentors.org/%5C). It has some pure Ruby topics,  
> > > > > but I haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup works. Let us know how  
> > > > > it works!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jesse
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \<leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hey all,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The PHP community has a mentoring website, [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org).  
> > > > > > Does the Ruby community have something similar?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure Ruby. No  
> > > > > > Rails, not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can get almost everything I  
> > > > > > want to get done with that and some JSON and a little Nokogiri.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from the very  
> > > > > > small stuff to the decently sized stuff and not get too lost along the way.  
> > > > > > Of course, I'm also the guy stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Leam
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --  
> > > > > > Mind on a Mission \<[http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt](http://leamhall.blogspot.com/&gt);

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**Post date:** [18 September 2015 20:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/9 "2015-09-18T20:51:14Z")

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I like that. I might have to steal that.

Are they free-form, or are they studying anything in particular?

> **···**
>
> > On Sep 18, 2015, at 05:46, Gerald Bauer \<gerald.bauer@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > there's the "classic" Vienna.rb group but also a  
> > (special) study group for beginners called Ruby Habits meetup.

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**Author:** ![Pedro\_Jose\_Piquero\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pedro\_Jose\_Piquero\_P](https://rubytalk.org/u/Pedro_Jose_Piquero_P)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2015 08:36 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/10 "2015-09-19T08:36:13Z")

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And there is a irc channel too [1].  
[1] [http://irc.lc/freenode/ruby-lang](http://irc.lc/freenode/ruby-lang)  
Pedro Piquero

> **···**
>
> On jue, 2015-09-17 at 16:36 -0400, Will Atkinson wrote:
> 
> > I haven't used the service so I can't vouch for it, but Bloc.io is a  
> > paid service that has mentors and they teach Rails (presumably also  
> > Ruby): [Coding Bootcamp | Learn 1-on-1 with a Mentor | Thinkful™](https://www.bloc.io/mentors)
> > 
> > -Will
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 4:33 PM, jfreymann \<jfreymann@gmail.com\> \> wrote:  
> > \> There are also a few ruby mentors websites that exist today (ruby  
> > \> NOT rails). I believe they're all sites where you pay for mentoring  
> > \> services if that's something you're up for. I don't know guys,  
> > \> perhaps this is a great opportunity to build something like this  
> > \> that is free. You'd just have to try to figure out how this is any  
> > \> different from the various programming forums that already exist.  
> > \>  
> > \> /shrug just my 2 cents.  
> > \>  
> > \> Thanks ,  
> > \> - Jaye  
> > \>  
> > \> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Ruslan Afanasiev \< \> \> ruslan.afanasiev@gmail.com\> wrote:  
> > \> \> Hey,  
> > \> \> Try RubyMonks - [https://rubymonk.com](https://rubymonk.com)  
> > \> \> There are several parts, they can suite any levels.  
> > \> \> ~ Ruslan Afanasiev  
> > \> \> 17 вер. 2015 22:06 "İsmail Arılık" \<arilik.ismail@gmail.com\>  
> > \> \> пише:  
> > \> \>  
> > \> \> \> It would also be better to have a Ruby mentors website. The  
> > \> \> \> fact that popularity of a web framework is much more than its  
> > \> \> \> programming language makes me crazy, especially about Ruby...  
> > \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> 2015-09-17 21:57 GMT+03:00 Jesse Willis \<  
> > \> \> \> coloradopioneer@gmail.com\>:  
> > \> \> \> \> There's [http://www.railsmentors.org/](http://www.railsmentors.org/). ; It has some pure Ruby  
> > \> \> \> \> topics, but I haven't used it so I'm not sure how the setup  
> > \> \> \> \> works. Let us know how it works!  
> > \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> Jesse  
> > \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:51 PM, leam hall \< \> \> \> \> \> leamhall@gmail.com\> wrote:  
> > \> \> \> \> \> Hey all,  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \> The PHP community has a mentoring website,  
> > \> \> \> \> \> [https://phpmentoring.org](https://phpmentoring.org). Does the Ruby community have  
> > \> \> \> \> \> something similar?  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \> I'm trying to move from "just the basics" to better pure  
> > \> \> \> \> \> Ruby. No Rails, not a lot of gems, just the core OS. I can  
> > \> \> \> \> \> get almost everything I want to get done with that and some  
> > \> \> \> \> \> JSON and a little Nokogiri.  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \> One of the real challenges for me is learning to go from  
> > \> \> \> \> \> the very small stuff to the decently sized stuff and not  
> > \> \> \> \> \> get too lost along the way. Of course, I'm also the guy  
> > \> \> \> \> \> stuck on Ruby 1.8. 🙂  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \> Leam  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \>  
> > \> \> \> \> \>

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**Post date:** [19 September 2015 15:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/11 "2015-09-19T15:11:10Z")

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Hello,

> > there's the "classic" Vienna.rb group but also a  
> > (special) study group for beginners called Ruby Habits meetup.

> I like that. I might have to steal that.
> 
> Are they free-form, or are they studying anything in particular?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Good question. Sorry, I'm from out-of-town and, thus, can't haven't  
been too any of the RubyHabits meetups. The RubyHabits meetup page [1]  
has all the info e.g.:

Together we'll be working on several projects together, such as:  
- Making and running ruby programs  
- Object oriented programming crash course  
- Making a Sinatra web app!  
- A git-tastic intro session  
- How to make life easier with Rake  
- Making fun games with gosu  
- Handling errors and bugs  
- Making a blog with octopress  
and many more, community projects!

&nbsp;&nbsp;Basically, if you want to work on it with us, bring it along! We'd  
be happy for you to show off or had the group help you with your pet  
projects.

Cheers.

PS: There's also a Ruby beginner's study group in Berlin called Ruby  
Monstas [1]. Again sorry no first hand experience the site says:

Ruby Monstas stands for (Berlin) Ruby Monday Study Group’stas, and  
this is our homepage...  
At the moment there are around 20 people joining on a normal Monday,  
splitting up into 4 groups, and supported by 5 coaches:  
- A beginners group, learning the basics of programming in Ruby;  
- An intermediate group, learning the basics of building a web application;  
- An advanced intermediate group, building their first web application  
as a shared learning project;  
- A more advanced group, maintaining Speakerinnen and learning about  
more advanced topics;  
- A Clojure group, mixed skills levels.

[1] [http://www.meetup.com/RubyHabits](http://www.meetup.com/RubyHabits)  
[2] [http://rubymonstas.org](http://rubymonstas.org)

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**Post date:** [21 September 2015 14:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mentoring/73239/12 "2015-09-21T14:11:00Z")

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>
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 6:11 PM Gerald Bauer \<gerald.bauer@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > \>\> there's the "classic" Vienna.rb group but also a  
> > \>\> (special) study group for beginners called Ruby Habits meetup.
> > 
> > \> I like that. I might have to steal that.  
> > \>  
> > \> Are they free-form, or are they studying anything in particular?
> > 
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Good question. Sorry, I'm from out-of-town and, thus, can't haven't  
> > been too any of the RubyHabits meetups. The RubyHabits meetup page [1]  
> > has all the info e.g.:
> > 
> > Together we'll be working on several projects together, such as:  
> > - Making and running ruby programs  
> > - Object oriented programming crash course  
> > - Making a Sinatra web app!  
> > - A git-tastic intro session  
> > - How to make life easier with Rake  
> > - Making fun games with gosu  
> > - Handling errors and bugs  
> > - Making a blog with octopress  
> > and many more, community projects!
> > 
> > &nbsp;&nbsp;Basically, if you want to work on it with us, bring it along! We'd  
> > be happy for you to show off or had the group help you with your pet  
> > projects.
> > 
> > Cheers.
> > 
> > PS: There's also a Ruby beginner's study group in Berlin called Ruby  
> > Monstas [1]. Again sorry no first hand experience the site says:
> > 
> > Ruby Monstas stands for (Berlin) Ruby Monday Study Group’stas, and  
> > this is our homepage...  
> > At the moment there are around 20 people joining on a normal Monday,  
> > splitting up into 4 groups, and supported by 5 coaches:  
> > - A beginners group, learning the basics of programming in Ruby;  
> > - An intermediate group, learning the basics of building a web application;  
> > - An advanced intermediate group, building their first web application  
> > as a shared learning project;  
> > - A more advanced group, maintaining Speakerinnen and learning about  
> > more advanced topics;  
> > - A Clojure group, mixed skills levels.
> > 
> > [1] [http://www.meetup.com/RubyHabits](http://www.meetup.com/RubyHabits)  
> > [2] [http://rubymonstas.org](http://rubymonstas.org)
> 
> --  
> Damir Konkov from inbox.google.com