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Asif Syed

9/25/2006 9:31:00 PM

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.

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9 Answers

Stephan Kämper

9/25/2006 9:34:00 PM

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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.
>

How about "Learn to Program" by Chris Pine?

Happy rubying and welcome!

Stephan

Dark Ambient

9/25/2006 9:40:00 PM

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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.
> >
>
> How about "Learn to Program" by Chris Pine?
>
> Happy rubying and welcome!
>
> Stephan
>
>
I'd recommend "Between Nothingness and Eternity" Jean Paul Satre!

Stuart

Rcmn Rcmn

9/25/2006 9:41:00 PM

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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.

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.

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Asif Syed

9/25/2006 9:43:00 PM

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Stephan Kämper wrote:
> How about "Learn to Program" by Chris Pine?

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.

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Huw Collingbourne

9/25/2006 9:51:00 PM

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You might want to try my 'Little Book Of Ruby' - 10 chapters, it's free and
it comes with all the source code ready to run.

http://www.sapphir.../The-Little-Bo...

best wishes
Huw Collingbourne

http://www.sapphir...
Ruby Programming In Visual Studio 2005


Rich Morin

9/25/2006 9:52:00 PM

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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...

-r
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Dark Ambient

9/25/2006 9:59:00 PM

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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
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...
>
> -r
> --
> http://www.cf... Rich Morin
> http://www.cf.../resume rdm@cfcl.com
> http://www.cf.../weblog +1 650-873-7841
>
> Technical editing and writing, programming, and web development
>
>


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Tim Hunter

9/25/2006 10:13:00 PM

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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.
>
>
Welcome to Ruby!
No nuby recommendation list can be without why's poignant guide to Ruby.
Read it and be illuminated.

http://poignantguide...

James Britt

9/25/2006 10:52:00 PM

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Timothy Hunter 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.
>>
>>

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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James Britt

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