Tom Cloyd
5/13/2009 1:39:00 AM
michael engel wrote:
> I just finished reading Chris Pine's "Learn to program" with ruby, and am
> wondering if you wonderful folks could point me in the right direction to
> continue my education. The book is fairly basic, and I need more exposure to
> ruby. I have the "pickaxe" book, but if anyone could offer any help or
> ideas, it would be much appreciated.
> P.S. I hope this isn't off topic ;)
>
>
Well, as a perpetual beginner, and someone with never enough time, I
fall back on just-in-time learning (and this list!). With Thomas' fine
book (3rd ed., I presume), all you need is a serious project -
preferably some program you could really USE (thus supplying you with
plentiful motivation). Then start facing the problems and writing code.
Believe me, you'll learn a lot, but not stuff you don't need and won't
likely use.
Also, become friends with the ruby-debug gem (but it doesn't yet work in
ruby1.9 - grrrr.)
Just my small thoughts, but that's how I work.
t.
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