# The Ruby Way review on Slashdot **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [8 November 2006 22:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772 "2006-11-08T22:50:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_Hunter4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tim\_Hunter4](https://rubytalk.org/u/Tim_Hunter4)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2006 22:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/1 "2006-11-08T22:50:07Z")
Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ is on Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing bugs in C programs... > **[The Ruby Way - Slashdot](https://slashdot.org/story/06/11/08/1539259/the-ruby-way)** > > Tim Hunter writes "Hal Fulton's The Ruby Way, Second Edition doesn't try to be the only book a Ruby programmer needs. It tries to be a book every serious Ruby programmer needs, and it succeeds. The Ruby Way is a book about programming with Ruby, the... ---
**Author:** ![HAL\_9000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@HAL\_9000](https://rubytalk.org/u/HAL_9000)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 00:18 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/2 "2006-11-09T00:18:10Z")
Timothy Hunter wrote: > Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ is on Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing bugs in C programs... > > [The Ruby Way - Slashdot](http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259) Thanks much for writing this, Tim... you're very kind. Hal ---
**Author:** ![David\_Vallner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@David\_Vallner](https://rubytalk.org/u/David_Vallner)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 12:18 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/3 "2006-11-09T12:18:11Z")
Timothy Hunter wrote: > Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ is on > Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing bugs in C > programs... > > [The Ruby Way - Slashdot](http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259) Wow, precisely ZERO posts before the comments degenerated into unrelated twaddle, flaming $LANGUAGE, making random utterly uninformed statements about Ruby's maturity, and more blatant flamebaiting and trollbaiting. Slashdot never ceases to amaze me... (Even though it's hardly as bad as the claim that DRM reduces sound quality because of quantum.) David Vallner ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Hunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Andrew\_Hunt](https://rubytalk.org/u/Andrew_Hunt)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 14:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/4 "2006-11-09T14:41:31Z")
My long-time favorite as well; that's why Dave and I put in "The Pragmatic Programmer" on page 188 馃檪 Now if we can just get more people to actually \*do\* that... /\ndy > **路路路** > > On Nov 9, 2006, at 9:10 AM, EB wrote: > > > Timothy Hunter wrote: > > > > > Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ is on Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing bugs in C programs... > > > [The Ruby Way - Slashdot](http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259) > > > > My favorite quote (so far, I'm not very far into it) from the book: > > > > Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, > > but when there is nothing left to take away. > > > > -- Antoine de St. Exupery ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Gorsuch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Michael\_Gorsuch](https://rubytalk.org/u/Michael_Gorsuch)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 00:21 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/5 "2006-11-09T00:21:40Z")
I ordered my copy from Amazon two days ago. I can't wait to receive it, as I've heard nothing but good things. > **路路路** > > On 11/8/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > > Timothy Hunter wrote: > > \> Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ is on > > \> Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing bugs in C > > \> programs... > > \> > > \> [The Ruby Way - Slashdot](http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259) > > > > Thanks much for writing this, Tim... > > you're very kind. > > > > Hal ---
**Author:** ![Lou\_Scoras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Lou\_Scoras](https://rubytalk.org/u/Lou_Scoras)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 13:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/6 "2006-11-09T13:26:27Z")
I Soviet Russia, slashdot trolls YOU!! > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, David Vallner \ wrote: > > > Wow, precisely ZERO posts before the comments degenerated into unrelated > > twaddle, flaming $LANGUAGE, making random utterly uninformed statements > > about Ruby's maturity, and more blatant flamebaiting and trollbaiting. > > > > Slashdot never ceases to amaze me... > > -- > Lou. ---
**Author:** ![Hemant\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/46a35a/32.png) [@Hemant\_Kumar](https://rubytalk.org/u/Hemant_Kumar)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 16:56 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/7 "2006-11-09T16:56:26Z")
I have both editions for "Ruby Way" in my safari bookshelf. Strange..they weren't offering it for addition to bookshelf couple of days ago. Now..they do. > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, Andrew Hunt \ wrote: > > > On Nov 9, 2006, at 9:10 AM, EB wrote: > > > > \> Timothy Hunter wrote: > > \>\> Whoo-hoo! My review of Hal Fulton's \_The\_Ruby\_Way,\_Second\_Edition\_ > > \>\> is on Slashdot! Nice respite after a loooong day at work fixing > > \>\> bugs in C programs... > > \>\> [The Ruby Way - Slashdot](http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/1539259) > > \> > > \> My favorite quote (so far, I'm not very far into it) from the book: > > \> > > \> Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, > > \> but when there is nothing left to take away. > > \> > > \> -- Antoine de St. Exupery > > > > My long-time favorite as well; that's why Dave and I put in "The > > Pragmatic Programmer" on page 188 馃檪 > > > > Now if we can just get more people to actually \*do\* that... > > > > /\ndy > > -- > There was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs > were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_N1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Daniel\_N1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_N1)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 01:13 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/8 "2006-11-09T01:13:04Z")
Hal, Is there plans to release this as a pdf? I'd really like to get my (virtual) hands on a pdf of this. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Luke\_Graham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Luke\_Graham](https://rubytalk.org/u/Luke_Graham)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 13:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/9 "2006-11-09T13:49:17Z")
slashdot is a meta-troll. It's obvious when you think about it. > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, Louis J Scoras \ wrote: > > > On 11/9/06, David Vallner \ wrote: > > \> > > \> Wow, precisely ZERO posts before the comments degenerated into unrelated > > \> twaddle, flaming $LANGUAGE, making random utterly uninformed statements > > \> about Ruby's maturity, and more blatant flamebaiting and trollbaiting. > > \> > > \> Slashdot never ceases to amaze me... > > \> > > > > I Soviet Russia, slashdot trolls YOU!! > > > > -- > > Lou. ---
**Author:** ![HAL\_9000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@HAL\_9000](https://rubytalk.org/u/HAL_9000)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 01:24 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/10 "2006-11-09T01:24:55Z")
Daniel N wrote: > Hal, > > Is there plans to release this as a pdf? I'd really like to get my > (virtual) hands on a pdf of this. Through Safari, I think. Hal ---
**Author:** ![Leslie\_Viljoen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@Leslie\_Viljoen1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Leslie_Viljoen1)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 13:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/11 "2006-11-09T13:49:09Z")
I got it on PDF but with much DRM. I'm sorry to say that is has been an endless pain for me, many support emails, much re-authorising, and repeated accusations from the Reader about me having moved the file to another device. Still today, I can't read the book I paid for. So try to get a version without DRM. Les > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, Daniel N \ wrote: > > > Hal, > > > > Is there plans to release this as a pdf? I'd really like to get my > > (virtual) hands on a pdf of this. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_N1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Daniel\_N1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_N1)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 01:30 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/12 "2006-11-09T01:30:24Z")
Sorri I'm not sure what you mean by safari. Do you have a link.. Cheers > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > > Daniel N wrote: > > \> Hal, > > \> > > \> Is there plans to release this as a pdf? I'd really like to get my > > \> (virtual) hands on a pdf of this. > > > > Through Safari, I think. > > > > Hal ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Stok1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/mike_stok1/32/2065_2.png) [@Mike\_Stok1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Mike_Stok1)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 01:40 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/13 "2006-11-09T01:40:34Z")
> **[O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training](https://www.oreilly.com/)** > > Gain technology and business knowledge and hone your skills with learning resources created and curated by O'Reilly's experts: live online training, video, books, our platform has content from 200+ of the world's best publishers. > **路路路** > > On 8-Nov-06, at 8:30 PM, Daniel N wrote: > > > On 11/9/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > > > > Daniel N wrote: > > > \> Hal, > > > \> > > > \> Is there plans to release this as a pdf? I'd really like to get my > > > \> (virtual) hands on a pdf of this. > > > > > > Through Safari, I think. > > > > > > Hal > > > > Sorri I'm not sure what you mean by safari. Do you have a link.. > > > > Cheers > > -- > > Mike Stok \ > [http://www.stok.ca/~mike/](http://www.stok.ca/~mike/) > > The "`Stok' disclaimers" apply. ---
**Author:** ![HAL\_9000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@HAL\_9000](https://rubytalk.org/u/HAL_9000)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 01:43 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/14 "2006-11-09T01:43:00Z")
Daniel N wrote: > **路路路** > > > On 11/9/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > > > > Through Safari, I think. > > > > > > Hal > > > > Sorri I'm not sure what you mean by safari. Do you have a link.. > > [http://safari.oreilly.com/](http://safari.oreilly.com/) I believe... > > Hal ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_N1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Daniel\_N1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Daniel_N1)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 02:34 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/the-ruby-way-review-on-slashdot/32772/15 "2006-11-09T02:34:35Z")
Thanx for the link. > **路路路** > > On 11/9/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > > Daniel N wrote: > > \> On 11/9/06, Hal Fulton \ wrote: > > \> > > \>\> > > \>\> Through Safari, I think. > > \>\> > > \>\> Hal > > \> > > \> Sorri I'm not sure what you mean by safari. Do you have a link.. > > \> > > > > [http://safari.oreilly.com/](http://safari.oreilly.com/) I believe... > > > > Hal