Is there an equivalent book to Meyers' "Effective C++" series and
Bloch's "Effective Java" for Ruby? I know the Pickaxe book is the
standard reference/tutorial book, but how about a book that focuses on
best practices, gotchas, common idioms, ideas for API design, and all
that good stuff?
- Rob Sanheim
Yeah, try this:
http://poignantguide.net/ruby/
Actually, to my knowledge, aside from the Pickaxe, there isn't a whole
lot to *pick* from. I'm sure that over the next year or two that will
drastically change.
I've heard people mention, "The Ruby Way"
-Robby
On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 00:30 +0900, Rob Sanheim wrote:
Is there an equivalent book to Meyers' "Effective C++" series and
Bloch's "Effective Java" for Ruby? I know the Pickaxe book is the
standard reference/tutorial book, but how about a book that focuses on
best practices, gotchas, common idioms, ideas for API design, and all
that good stuff?
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I'll add a "ditto" for "The Ruby Way". It's not laid out in the same
way as "Effective C++", but a lot of the material is along the same
lines.
On 8/23/05, Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there an equivalent book to Meyers' "Effective C++" series and
Bloch's "Effective Java" for Ruby?
I've already "done my time" with why's guide. Its a fun read but I'm
looking for something a little bit more "direct" (and not online). I
think why's guide would really benefit from a full book printing, as
its layout and sidebars and what not don't translate well to a
printout from the browser.
I'll also have to check out the Ruby Way. Thanks.
- Rob
On 8/23/05, Robby Russell <robby.lists@planetargon.com> wrote:
Yeah, try this:
http://poignantguide.net/ruby/
Actually, to my knowledge, aside from the Pickaxe, there isn't a whole
lot to *pick* from. I'm sure that over the next year or two that will
drastically change.I've heard people mention, "The Ruby Way"
'me three' - felt like 'the ruby cookbook' to me. Hal's got a nice
accessible writing style, and it's dead handy as a quick reference
while still being light reading.
On 23/08/05, Lyle Johnson <lyle.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/23/05, Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there an equivalent book to Meyers' "Effective C++" series and
> Bloch's "Effective Java" for Ruby?I'll add a "ditto" for "The Ruby Way". It's not laid out in the same
way as "Effective C++", but a lot of the material is along the same
lines.
#: Lyle Johnson changed the world a bit at a time by saying on 8/23/2005 6:23 PM :#
On 8/23/05, Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there an equivalent book to Meyers' "Effective C++" series and
Bloch's "Effective Java" for Ruby?I'll add a "ditto" for "The Ruby Way". It's not laid out in the same
way as "Effective C++", but a lot of the material is along the same
lines.
Just finished reading it (or at least most of it). Eye-opener book! Excellent!
:alex |.::the_mindstorm::.|
http://poignantguide.net/ruby/print.html
Try printing it in Firefox. Set the margins to 0 and turn off all
page headers/numbers/etc.
It looks and works great when printing that way.
On 8/23/05, Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/23/05, Robby Russell <robby.lists@planetargon.com> wrote:
> Yeah, try this:
>
> http://poignantguide.net/ruby/
>
>
>
> Actually, to my knowledge, aside from the Pickaxe, there isn't a whole
> lot to *pick* from. I'm sure that over the next year or two that will
> drastically change.
>
> I've heard people mention, "The Ruby Way"
>
> http://rubyurl.com/Dq5
>I've already "done my time" with why's guide. Its a fun read but I'm
looking for something a little bit more "direct" (and not online). I
think why's guide would really benefit from a full book printing, as
its layout and sidebars and what not don't translate well to a
printout from the browser.I'll also have to check out the Ruby Way. Thanks.
- Rob
the latest version of the book is here:
make sure you print that one.
On 8/23/05, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/23/05, Rob Sanheim <rsanheim@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/23/05, Robby Russell <robby.lists@planetargon.com> wrote:
> > Yeah, try this:
> >
> > http://poignantguide.net/ruby/
> >
> >
> >
> > Actually, to my knowledge, aside from the Pickaxe, there isn't a whole
> > lot to *pick* from. I'm sure that over the next year or two that will
> > drastically change.
> >
> > I've heard people mention, "The Ruby Way"
> >
> > http://rubyurl.com/Dq5
> >
>
> I've already "done my time" with why's guide. Its a fun read but I'm
> looking for something a little bit more "direct" (and not online). I
> think why's guide would really benefit from a full book printing, as
> its layout and sidebars and what not don't translate well to a
> printout from the browser.
>
> I'll also have to check out the Ruby Way. Thanks.
> - Robhttp://poignantguide.net/ruby/print.html
Try printing it in Firefox. Set the margins to 0 and turn off all
page headers/numbers/etc.It looks and works great when printing that way.
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