From: John Trunek [mailto:jtrunek@hotmail.com]
Subject: Re: Recommened readings?
> For your purposes, the first edition would probably be
sufficient. You
> can get it free online at
> Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide
>
> However, if you want to start actually _using_ Ruby, the 2nd edition
> is definitely worth the money.
>
Is this just excerpts? It seemed a bit brief, although it
worked wonderfully
for my paper. Now I'm really interested in learning more about ruby.
No. It's the whole book. I have felt the same way, that the book is choppy at times and lacks continuity between chapters....Hope I'm not commiting sacrilege here...I was just so glad that someone else felt the same way that I had to nod in agreement 
gavri
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2nd edition seemed to be a bit better in that regard, IMHO. Also, I
think part of that "feeling" comes from reading the first edition
online (at least for me).
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:35:58 +0900, Gavri Savio Fernandez <gavrif@virtusa.com> wrote:
No. It's the whole book. I have felt the same way, that the book is choppy at times and
lacks continuity between chapters....Hope I'm not commiting sacrilege here...I was just
so glad that someone else felt the same way that I had to nod in agreement
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John Wilger wrote:
No. It's the whole book. I have felt the same way, that the book is choppy at times and
lacks continuity between chapters....Hope I'm not commiting sacrilege here...I was just
so glad that someone else felt the same way that I had to nod in agreement
2nd edition seemed to be a bit better in that regard, IMHO. Also, I
think part of that "feeling" comes from reading the first edition
online (at least for me).
I bought the dead tree variant before I encountered the online version.
The printed book was definitely smoother reading, while I agree that the
computerized version feels choppy. The reference section on "Built in
Classes and Methods" however is better reading online. All in all, it
is interesting to see the how different presenting methods influence
the reading experience.
Michael
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:35:58 +0900, Gavri Savio Fernandez > <gavrif@virtusa.com> wrote:
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